What do Students want from youth ministry?

By Doug Franklin August 11, 2010

I have been thinking a lot about  what we want students to learn through youth ministry but it stuck me, what do they want? I know when I was in high school, many years ago, I wanted to hang with my friends and meet girls. My friends in youth group were great and getting to chase girls that were nice was an added benefit. I didn’t really think about what I wanted to get our of youth group spiritually. I guess I thought is was my responsibility to go to church so I would make the best of it. I also like some of the adult leaders, specially the ones who were interested in me; you know, the ones that would come to my football games. I guess the spiritual part for me was late in youth group around my junior and senior years. I am glad I stayed around and matured enough to even get some of the spiritual stuff. I wonder if much as changed and students come to youth group for friends first and end up finding that youth group is a great place to meet God?