Youth Ministry Archives - Building Faith

Christmas Pageants from Two Points of View

I (Jodi) have a confession to make: I don’t like Christmas pageants. It's not just the significant planning that they can require. …

Editor's Note: This article is in a forthcoming issue of VTS Magazine. Some of its content is also published on the Forma website. …

Laying on your side. Waltzing around naked. “Belting your cloak” (hiking up your pants) and outrunning a horse and chariot. Eating …

Looking for the “best” curriculum for your youth ministry? There are many options from a variety of publishers and denominations. …

Trekking below summer storm clouds, I climbed to a generous overlook of the town we’d lived in for two weeks. My first mission …

"To go on a pilgrimage is to make the body and its actions express the desires and beliefs of the soul." Rebecca Solnit, from …

Throughout the church year, many appropriate opportunities for gift-giving arise, including confirmation, graduation, and thanks …

Building Faith’s annual VBS curriculum review is here! If your community is gearing up for a summer Vacation Bible School or camp …

As the church enters a new normal with COVID and people are moving back into the busy-ness of life, how can we be meaningfully …

During the Christmas season, there is an endless string of parties, each needing their own unique activities. Yet, there is often …