Taking everything popular culture offers and trying to translate it into spiritual terms is an example of a youth ministry taking it’s cues from pop culture. Just because we see a You Tube Video or a popular teen movie doesn’t mean we need to talk...
As a YouTube content creator, I care about what this new awards show means for the medium. As a Youth Pastor I care even more because it may give me some insight into my my students because of what they are watching or voting for. If you are just now...
This is the last post in my series on my secrets to a successful youth ministry, but it is one of the most critical for me. I am a driven individual. It’s hard for me to relax and I am my harshest critic. Over the years I’ve had to make myself slow down...
I am a bit of a mad scientist. I like to mix and match and test things. My favorite question is “What would happen if…”. I think I get this, partially, from a quote my old camp director Dick Stevens who used to describe his camp as “laboratory...
I’ve learned a lot of things the hard way. These “secrets” I am sharing with you were secrets to me at the time I discovered them and required a generous amount of butt kicking for me to embrace them. Somehow I got it in my head that my job was to be...
