Dennis Beckner
Dennis Beckner is a volunteer youth worker who trains volunteer youth workers. From 1999 to 2020 he was a leader at Saddleback Church’s Student Ministry. He is the author of Volunteer Youth Ministry, A Roadmap For Effective Leadership, and owns VolunteerYouthMinistry.com. Graduated from Point Loma Nazarene College in 1994, BA Religion
I’m starting youth ministry as a Jr High volunteer small group leader in a new church. I’ve got 25 years of experience and I’m ready to hit the ground running. This is going to be amazing! I’ve been partnered with...
Last Sunday I began serving in Transit (the Junior High Ministry at North Point Church). This is also the beginning of my 25th year in youth ministry (pats himself on the back). I was surprised by something that I think...
I said goodbye to my Life Group and ministry a few weeks ago to get a fresh start in Atlanta. Wow! I was at Saddleback Church for 20 years. It’s strange to think about starting over in a new city...
I highly recommend investing an hour of your time listening to this podcast about dealing with racism in youth ministry. Even if you don’t feel this is an issue in your youth ministry, you will find this a great use...
Today in my quiet time, I stopped reading at 2 Timothy 3:5 because it was pretty convicting. The verse: They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that....
This is a picture of my Life Group co-leader. His name is Hector. If I had a son, I’d love for it to be him. A few days ago Hector posted this picture on Instagram. I screenshotted the photo and...
My town has ants again. The temperatures have been in the 90’s all week. I should have seen it coming. I threw out a plate of cookies this morning because ants were throwing a party under the plastic I had...
Every year I do shirts for my camp cabin recreation competitions. My students love them. I keep the design a secret until we arrive at camp and hand them out. I also like to taunt them with a fake “reveal”...