Student ministry is best when it is embodied. Student ministry is the smell in the basement after you and a dozen teenagers played some active games. It’s the sound of voice cracks as unashamed 15-year-old boys sing to Jesus. It’s taking communion together at the end of a mission trip and laying hands on seniors…
The Rev. Andrew Unger is the associate rector for youth and families at St. Luke’s Church, Copley, Ohio. He has written pieces for Christianity Today and the Journal for Youth Ministry and has been working in student ministry since 2005. He and his wife, Deacon Joy Unger, have two double pastor’s kids.
