Brian Aaby, Director of YS Coaching and YS Search, and author Tash McGill led a great casual conversation with a handful of youth workers about the leadership they’ve developed in their ministries. We celebrated the things that have worked well and talked through some of the challenges we’ve had along the way. Check out the video recap below:

As a follow-up to this Idea Swap, we are fortunate to have an incredible team of YS Blog Authors who have written posts specifically addressing student and adult leadership in youth ministry. Here are a handful of my favorites:

• Influence: Student Roles
• Empower Your Leaders for Ownership
• 3 Ways to Create Student Leadership Opportunities
• Handling Criticism from Church Leaders, Students, and Parents

Also, don’t forget that we’ve curated some incredible seminars for developing leaders in your ministry as part of NYWC this year! Be sure to register today and help your small church budget stretch by entering this $50 discount code at checkout: “YSBlogger”

JACOB ECKEBERGER is the Director of Resource Development for Youth Specialties and has spent the last 13 years as a hybrid youth worker and worship leader. He and his wife, Katie, lead worship itinerantly as the duo My Anchor Holds, and try their best to keep up with their two-year-old bruiser, Owen.