Youth & Next Gen
Everything theChurch.digital has on youth & next gen — 49 articles, episodes, and guides on making disciples in digital spaces.
Investing in Apprentices
In ministry, investing in apprentices is so important. See how and why as Christopher Wesley shares. Subscribe to TCD…
How to Use TikTok for Digital Discipleship
Since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, reaching and discipling the younger generation requires new and innovative…
Youth Ministry in a Digital World
Youth ministry has changed a lot over the years, especially since Covid. So what does youth ministry look like today?…
Exploring Authentic Faith
jeff • April 3, 2024 embed In this week's episode is all about the raw, real, and relatable journey of faith with the…
Making Waves in the Next Generation
jeff • March 27, 2024 embed In this episode, Ashley and Andy are joined by the effervescent Katie Bulmer, host of the…
EP281: Barbara Carneiro, Generational Communications, and Targeted Audience
Navigating Generational Conversations in Your Church's Digital Mission: The Secret to Effective Communication Lies in…
The Art Of Connecting With The Next Generation
jeff • November 7, 2023 embed Are you struggling to bridge the gap and effectively communicate with the next generation…
How Youth Ministers Can Help Teenagers with Social Media
Gen Z and Alpha are growing up in a world where they only ever knew a world with social media. They are the first…
5 Online Children's Ministry Options for Your Church
At the beginning on the Covid pandemic, many ministries started doing online ministry for the very first time.…
5 Phygital Summer Youth Ministry Activities You Can Do
Every season of the year presents new opportunities for youth ministry leaders. The summer is no different. With…
5 Online Ministry Insights from April 2023
Easter is over and we start to get into the heart of Spring. So what is the latest online ministry insights and lessons…
4 YouTube Stats that Matter for Churches
Is your Church or ministry on YouTube yet? If not, now is the perfect place for your Church to start investing time and…
EP268: Gen Z, Gen A, and the Benefits of Gamer Church
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How to Effectively Communicate with Families
jeff • March 30, 2023 embed Children's and Youth Ministry has changed a lot over the years. However, one thing that…
Practicing the Ministry of Digital Presence with Teens
jeff • March 16, 2023 embed While social media has been a part of youth ministry since it came about, when Covid hit,…
7 Essential Apps for Youth Ministers
Youth Ministry is all about relationships. The more effective you are about building and developing relationships with…
Is Your Church Reaching Today's Culture?
What you’re thinking about Church is probably more cultural than it is Biblical This past Christmas my wife bought a…
EP254: Bubba Stallcup & Love Thy Nerd
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3 Ministry Takeaways from CES 2023
CES is one of the most influential technology events in the world. Every January the worlds biggest brands come…
How to Honor and Appreciate Your Volunteers this Christmas
jeff • December 8, 2022 embed The Christmas season is a special time of year. There are lots of celebrations and…
EP244 - Starting a Barbecue Church
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How Hybrid Student Ministry Works in a Post-Covid World
jeff • September 29, 2022 embed Taylor Terpstra has been doing Online Youth Ministry for the past 2 years. In fact, he…
How Meta's Discord-Clone Impacts Your Church
Meta just recently announced that Messenger and Facebook Groups were going to highlight "community chats". This would…
5 Digital Ways to Connect with Students this School Year
Social media has always been a good way for student ministers to connect with students. But, when Covid hit, student…
EP230: Seacoast's Secret Project
Seacoast gets it. Seacoast gets it. To reach different people you have to do something different, and Seacoast is doing…
New Research about Gen Z and Faith
jeff • June 23, 2022 embed Covid has been hard on all of us and have effected us all in different ways. Now, Springtide…
How Student Ministry has Changed Over the Past 2 Years
jeff • May 26, 2022 embed Student Ministry is always changing. But, over the past few years, it has changed so much…
How to Communicate More Effectively to Middle Schoolers
jeff • May 19, 2022 embed Ministering to Middle Schoolers has always seemed hard. They aren't children anymore and yet…
3 Social Media Trends to be Looking at
Social media is always changing. What is hot one day, is ice cold the next. My Space, Vine and Clubhouse all used to…
TikTok Tips for Churches
jeff • April 28, 2022 embed TikTok has been the hottest social media platform since Covid hit. In fact, it just…
How to Help Parents in a Tech World
jeff • March 3, 2022 embed Parenting was always tough work. But then you add technology into the mix and it become a…
EP205: Andy Mage, Gamer Culture, and the Breaking the Fifth Wall Takeover
A people group unto themselves, gaming culture is taking over. From video game consoles, to computer games, mobile…
What Online Only Student Ministry Looks Like
jeff • February 24, 2022 embed Churches have been doing student ministry for decades. Over that time, what student…
4 Digital Christmas Activities Your Church Can Do
Christmas gives Churches so many opportunities to minister and support people. The great news is that with digital…
How Student Ministers Can Reach Gen Z in a Phygital World
Student ministry has been around a long time. I'm not sure if there was a first official student ministry meeting was…
BETA24: Kids Church Online - Won’t Someone Please Think of the Children
2016 we were doing Kids Church Online at Christ Fellowship Miami. What a crazy idea! Well, the idea was certainly…
PODCAST 122: Millennials, Evangelism & Digital Church
For the podcast here, Clivane has a unique perspective of church online. She’s Canadian (okay, that’s not unique).…
How do you get 1500 Students On-Mission During COVID Season? Summer Camp, Phygital Edition!
If you have ever served in student ministry like I have, you know the importance of a good camp experience. The fun,…
Church Engaging on TikTok to Reach People
TikTok is one of the latest crazes in social media. Kids and students have flocked to it for non-stop entertainment,…
PODCAST 061: Kids, Students, and Church Online
Don't forget about the Kids & Students. In the midst of the Coronavirus season, with the pressure of Easter looming,…
PODCAST 043: Kyle Schultz & Deconstructing Kids Church Online
One of the greatest untapped resources in Church Online, I believe, is the Kids Church Online. There’s huge potential…
PODCAST 040: Daniel Herron & The Robloxian Christians, or doing Gen Z Church in a Video Game
I (Jeff) used to consider myself innovative. Then I met Daniel. While most kids were running away from church, Daniel…
Six Things Your Church Needs to Know About TikTok
The TikTok Revolution is here! Church, in case you haven't heard, the 1 Downloaded iOS App is TikTok. Never heard of…
NEW PODCAST: What could a Kids Church Online service look like?
I had the opportunity to be on another podcast this week, talking about a fun topic for me... What does it look like to…
Gaming Ministry is Bigger Than Anyone Realizes
EP342: Jeff & Marilyn Adamson Talk Evergreen Content, Reaching GenZ & GenA, Digitally
Meta Crusade: Planting the Gospel Flag in the Metaverse
