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Growing Dynamic Leaders

We are deeply committed to nurturing young people into faithful disciples and leaders for Christ. Despite this calling, youth ministry is sometimes seen as just programs and events rather than a vital spiritual growth and leadership development space. We hope to see this change—placing mentorship, discipleship, and service at the heart of youth ministry. Below are articles and resources to help youth ministry leaders inspire, equip, and empower young people to grow in faith, lead with purpose, and impact their communities for Christ.

Note: These resources have been shared for informational and educational purposes only. The views expressed by these resources do not necessarily reflect the views of the Ontario Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Teens & Screens 2023 Report

Millennials & Streaming

Faith Beyond Youth Group

Discipleship Gone Wrong?

Teen to Adulthood

Who Jesus Really Is

Young Adult Connections

Tips for Small Groups

A Parent’s Guide

Difficult Conversations

Growing Confident Teens

Successful Youth Ministry

Young Adults In Your Church?

The Open Generation

Furthering Youth Ministry

Sabbath As Resistance

Maintaining Boundaries

Design a Youth Room

Momentum in YA Ministry

Teen Mental Health

Mental Health in Canada

7 Self-Care Tips

Increasing Your Influence

Exploring Current Events

The Lonely Crowd

Getting Leaders Unstuck

Optimism About Gen Z

A Plea For More Unicorns

Keeping Our Adventist Youth

Tomorrow’s Church, Today

Who Were the 12 Apostles?

Necessity of Youth Ministry

Your Birthright

Journal of AY & YA Ministry

Adventist Millennial Study

The Pig Famer

Korea PCM Grows Church

Teen Girls & Leadership

Having “The Talk”

Teaching Teens to Converse

Gen Z Mental Health Insights

10 Healthy Relationship Signs

10 Toxic Relationship Signs

NextGen Discipleship Trends

Church & Cancel Culture

The Young Adult’s Burden

Mental Health & Ministry

Pursuing Social Justice

How To Spot Fake News

7 Ways To Grow Your Faith

Lies, Sex, and the Church

Arguing with a Pig Farmer

The Modern Adolescent

Help Students Belong

Revitalized Canadian Ministry

When God Seems Far Away

Training Student Leaders

5 Characteristics of Gen Z

Growing Teen Ministry

Teens & Tech Study

Bringing People Together

Siberia Youth Do Outreach

Youth Ministry Changing Lives

Love With Skin on It

Young Adult Ministry NOW!

PCM Missionaries in Korea

How To Get Onto Campus

Gen Z & Technology

WANTED: Millennial Leaders

Parents, Tweens, and Teens

Trauma & the Child

4 Ways to Help a Hurt Friend

One Caring Adult

Resilient Young Adult Faith

Intergenerational Churches

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