Every week I check out songs on Itunes. I go through almost every genre (sorry classical) looking for songs that will make the teens in my group tap their toes and bob their head. I mostly use Christian music so the list will be Christian Music heavy but it is...
I can’t help it. My brain is in 2015. This has been a great year for our youth ministry so I am not trying to get through with it but I am anticipating what God is going to do. I asked the good people on Facebook’s Youth Leaders Only to give me one word...
Do you remember the movie Dave from 1993. It stars Kevin Kline as a presidential look alike drafted into impersonating the real President who has had a stroke. It’s a wonderful movie. Dave is just an ordinary guy put in an extra-ordinary situation because of his...
I know boring and youth ministry should not be in the same sentence but it was necessary. I think the perception for many years has been that the leader of a vibrant, growing, youth ministry has to be young, attractive, and talented. I am none of those things and...
I just read an interesting article on mentoring from Mike Butcher (@mikebutcher) over on TechCrunch about finding mentors and thought the same advice can apply to young youth workers. Mike did a fast poll of some of his social media folks receiving their advice on...
