7 Questions About Youth Ministry and Gay Marriage

Since gay marriage became legal in in 2015, it got me wondering about the implications for how we cover this subject and others like it in youth ministry. If you came looking for easy answers, you came to the wrong place; nothing but questions here. Maybe questions...

There Are No Guarantees

  There is no guarantee that “that kid” who needs to hear your message you designed around them will show up. There is no guarantee that camp or your missions trip will create the the spiritual growth you are looking for. There is no guarantee that...

Solving For X in Youth Ministry

  I have been going back to school for the past two years to get my 2 year degree and eventually my four year degree. Part of this journey is taking Algebra. I hate algebra. I am a right brain kind of guy so numbers scare me. I tried to make the argument, to...
Youth Pastors, Why Isn’t This In Our Job Description?

Youth Pastors, Why Isn’t This In Our Job Description?

Failed Job Desciptions Schools teach Math, History, etc. The military teaches discipline, leadership, and job skills Sports teams teach sportsmanship and how to pay the game Churches run programs to keep people busy and not sin as much These are organization with a...

Facing the Fear Of Trying Something New

Trying something new can be scary. It might fail, worse, it might succeed and then you have to keep succeeding. Recently I started doing announcements via Facebook (example above). Although I do not shy away from the spot light, it was still scary because I knew I...