I came across this video with Self Help Guru Tony Robbins where he shares about appearance and what makes charismatic people so attractive. Watch the video and then read about the principle that could make your youth ministry more magnetic. Isaiah 53:2 says So, Jesus was nothing special to look at. He looked like every…
I was reading a Watchman Nee devotion today and it really challenged the way I am praying. The verse he used was Mark 11:24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24 Watchman describes his own prayer in two parts…
I think it was Stephen Covey who said, “Fill your calendar or someone else will.” He said this because so many people live in a state of crises or the urgent. Poor planing results in poor performance. Yesterday, I talked about the 5 Excuses We Have To Beat To Connect With God. Today, I offer…
I read a book back in the day called Can You Not Tarry One Hour by Larry Lea. He shares how you can fill one hour with prayer. The problem was that I focused on filling the hour rather than connecting with God. This is not a guilt you out post to get you to…
Worship is often part of a youth meeting, but what if it was the only thing? Helping teens understand worship is not a part of your youth service but the whole service. Expand the definition to include: Greeting one another is worship because we honor God when we honor one another Offering is worship when…
I came out of my office to discover a meeting I had not called and I was not leading. This is my favorite kind of meeting. Some students had come early to youth to plan a Disney themed costume party. They’re on a good track and all I asked was for them to answer three…
Consider your group discussion as a boxing or judo match, there’s punching and counter punching. Punching Is asking questions directly and getting direct answers. Counter Punching Is using the weight and the leverage of the what someone says to create momentum in the discussion. Counter punch tactics What do you think about what he/she just…
I don’t take my students to haunted houses because It causes too much commotion among hardliners. I think it’s a waste of time. There is no value won in going and no value lost in not going. Does it open people up for demonic activity? No any more than taking your kids to Starbucks opens…
Some say you shouldn’t make a big deal about mile stones and that I should act like I’ve been here. But I haven’t been there. To be honest, I almost didn’t make it. This 500th blog post matters to me because I don’t think I wasn’t suppose to be here I’m just a poor kid…
Today is Labor Day and I’d like to highlight some of the hats youth pastors pastor wear that you may not be aware of. The youth pastor role has evolved and morphed into many responsibilities depending on how many people are on staff, size of the church, etc. Some roles were handed out because youth…
