Overcoming Your Youth Ministry's Past

In the play, SWEAT by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Lynn Nottage, change is coming for workers at a steel tubing plant. That’s tough to do in a town like Reading, where so much pride is tied up in the past. Nottage says whenever she met someone in Reading, she...

The Four P's For Setting The Stage For Change

Are there some things you are looking to change in your youth ministry? Then you’ve come to the right place, because I want to help you set the stage for the changes you want to make before the curtain goes up for the big reveal. The spark for this episode was...

Overcoming Your Fear Of Leading Change

I’m afraid. And if we were honest, we’d all say we are afraid. A youth pastor’s fears are many. Fear of trying something new changing something old retiring a volunteer changing camps and a host of other things you know you should do, but don’t because you...

Launching The Imperfect In Youth Ministry

You can say it’s not perfect and be correct. You can say its not ready and be incorrect. This is the big question, right? How will I know when it’s ready? How will I know when this message will be ready to share? How will I know when this program is ready to launch?...