January 1 is day many people make commitments. Somewhere around February 14 these commitments have softened if not disappeared altogether. There are commitments though, especially for Christians, that should never soften or disappear, and I’m pretty sure you know what those are. What you may not know are the qualities students are looking for in…
I heard this quote from Gary Vaynerchuk and it made me think, and I paraphrase, “If you don’t want to deliver to your audience and you’d rather watch Netflix, take time off, not make content, your audience will adjust.” This, among other things, keeps me bringing you content every week on my blog, on my…
If you’re not a subscriber of the Youth Ministry Round Up, you can sign up here and get relevant articles, videos and more twice a month. Sign up here Watch this 30 second clip before reading on. A former student of mine. Mitchell, has a podcast called The Wrestling Diaries where he interviews people with…
I was absolutely clueless in my first three jobs as a youth pastor. Maybe that’s why I was let go from two of them. I did’t do an any thing wrong, I just couldn’t the signs that I was screwing up. Part of that screwing up was my inability to detect what my pastor wanted.…
I don’t like to rush things. I like my seasons in order. I don’t like Halloween stuff in stores before October. I don’t like Christmas music before Thanksgiving. But, I love thinking about New Years Eve and 2018 in late summer. There is never a bad time for preparing. I love taking notes, jotting down…
Things can seem, and many times are, uneven in youth ministry. The church down the street has: a bigger budget a better youth facility a brighter influence in the community But, you’re not competing against the church down the street, you’re competing against yourself. God does not love the church down the street any more…
