Next Generation
Pastor Andre Mitchell. A youth pastor and nonprofit mentor who has spent fifteen years building student ministries, training volunteers, partnering with parents, and engaging teenagers beyond Sunday entertainment.
Covers: Youth ministry strategy, student discipleship, parent partnerships, volunteer safety, digital culture, retention, leadership pipelines, and ministry to Gen Z and Gen Alpha.
Screening and Safety Policies That Protect Students and Leaders
A background check is the start of a safe youth ministry, not the whole of it. Here is the layered system that protects students from harm and protects good leaders from false suspicion.
Parent Partnership: The Meeting Every Youth Pastor Should Hold
You get a student for an hour or two a week. Their parents get the rest. Here is how to run the one meeting that turns parents from spectators into partners.
The Monday Brief for church leaders
One research insight, one practical move, and one free tool. Written for your role, in your inbox before staff meeting.