Join the collective this week as they discuss everybody's favorite time of the year: good ol' Spring Break.  They break down what to expect, who's gonna be there, and other aspects of what has and has not worked for them in their Spring Break ministries.

The collective welcomes Chris Wilterdink, the Director of Program Development for Young People's Ministries in the USA, as he talks about YOUTH2019, the national gathering of Methodist youth that will occur this summer in Kansas City.  For more about YOUTH2019, visit the website at http://youth2019.com.  Use code Youth19 to get early bird registration rates until Easter.

Every youth worker has had (or will have) a youth activity idea that sounded good, but failed miserably.  The collective members talk about some of their failures, and the lessons we all can learn from them.

There's a wealth of youth ministry material out there, but what criteria should you use to decide whether it meets your standards?  Or should you just write your own?  Theological integrity and suitability for the congregation that you serve are obvious considerations, but there's more to the evaluation process than that, and the collective gets down to the basics about the topic this week.

The outcome of the upcoming Special General Conference in February has the potential to  profoundly affect the United Methodist Church, but what impact will it have on local churches? This week, the collective discusses how to approach this and other denominational issues with youth.

Summer seems like it is a long time away from now, but there are definitely things in your planning for summer that need to be attended to in January.  This week, the collective discusses what those things are, and more.

This week, the Youth Worker Collective discusses ways that of motivating students to read the Bible on their own.  Several very interesting and effective methods are presented, one of which might just work for your students.

The members of the youth worker collective discuss ways to continue the momentum created at camp.

How do you address sex and sexuality in your youth group? Listen in as leading youth workers discuss their own experiences and best practices.

The collective discusses how to respond to questions that students may have about faith, and the necessity of training all workers in this area.