Welcome! If you’re new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. Finally back from Hawaii where I had the honor of teaching at the Youth Ministry Summit in Kauai. Yes, Hawaii was beautiful, but even more beautiful were the young men and women who…
Welcome! If you’re new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. Happy Tuesday All! I hope your week is off to a good start. As many of you know I took on a job as an assistant facility manager at my church. My days…
If you’re wondering what makes a successful youth ministry, it may help to look at some words and phrases that make for an unsuccessful youth ministry. I asked my youth ministry friends, and others, to chime in on what words describe unsuccessful youth ministry, and these the one’s they submitted. Which of these words do…
If you’re not a parent, how often do you look at your youth ministry form a parent’s perspective? It could change how often you have conflict with parents. It could open doors for parents to become part for your team or to at least serve in some compacity. This is goal of my conversation in…
Welcome! If this is your first time listening to the podcast, thank you for giving it a try. If you’re a regular, back for more, you will not be disappointed. Lenita and I talked briefly about the fires effecting her country, if you would like to make a donation to help those effected by the…
Welcome! If you’re new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. Happy New Year everyone! Ok, that’s it, no more saying Happy New Year after today. I don’t know what the official date is for not saying it, but today feels like it. If…
Youth Pastors do not leave churches, they leave Pastors. Pastor, does that shock you? I know that many pastors want to couch a youth pastors leaving their church in religious language and claiming God’s will, etc. but the truth is, they’re leaving you. Just like when two people break up, one person will try to…
I am so thrilled to have my friend Brian Aaby today on the Youth Ministry in Motion Podcast. He haw worked with youth and youth workers for a long time from Youth Specialties to teaching and now with the Slingshot Group, helping youth pastors find their perfect place to serve. Resources If you are looking…
Whether you’re entering a new year, a new season (like fall, winter, etc) or a new season of youth ministry, maybe at a new church, these episodes from my Youth Ministry in Motion Podcast will get you ready. Each link will take you to a page with the the episode and some great notes. Overcoming…
I had the privilege of talking with my friend and co-author of Prepared For Impact Ryan Latham. Ryan shares a chapter he wrote in the book on goal setting and it is fire if you’re wanting to set some goals for your youth ministry this year. You can pick up the book Prepared For Impact…
