For those who do not know, I have a Youtube channel dedicated to quipping youth workers and I have started doing Wednesday @ 1 Livestreams. In this episode I talk about my new book and how it came about. You can grab a free chapter, The Discipleship Dilemma, by subscribing to the Youth Ministry Round…
I recently came back from the country of Panama. This is my 4th trip to a South or Central American country and every time I get back I feel so many weird feelings. Here are my top ten weirdest feelings after coming back from a mission trip. Walking past kids and feeling you should make…
Have you heard the saying, “You can put lipstick on a pigs snout, but it’s still a pig?” This phrase is in reference to dressing up an ugly situation hoping you can disguise it, hiding all it’s flaws. Let’s be honest, when it comes to some youth ministries, sometimes there just isn’t enough lipstick. Our…
I’m sitting in a motel room in Montgomery, Al. waiting to go to sleep before my trip to Panama tomorrow. Since I am retiring from full time youth pastoring, I started to wonder if this would be my last mission trip. I think this might be my last mission trip of this kind. By this…
It was like Thanos had snapped his fingers and 400 subscribers vanished. In my earlier post I shared how I had lost over 100 subscribers, but I had no idea I had lost that many. Here’s what really happen and why I think it happened. After some back and forth with Mail Chimp, my e-mail…
Is this your small group? You: I ask an important question Them: Awkward silence You: C’mon guys (in whiny voice) No more! The Elevate Sessions are an interactive way to get your students talking about where their life is going: Up, Down, or Sideways. Check out the video below and then snag your Elevator ride…
I broke my newsletter the other day. I sent out my usual weekly Youth Ministry Round Up and received notice, from Mailchimp, that I had a very high rate of unsubscribes. Boy, did I. Over 100! Here’s how I think it happened. I was late on last weeks YM Round Up and sent it on…
I love camp. No, really love it, maybe more than the kids. I received Christ at camp, worked at the greatest camp in the whole world on an off for 8 years, and have been speaking at the same camp for 15 years. Yeah, I love camp. I hope this bonus Youth Ministry Round Up,…
News: In 60 days I will no longer be a full time youth pastor. I have mixed feelings about it. It’s hard to leave, but I know God is leading me to spend more time ministering to awesome people like you. If you’re at all interested in supporting my efforts, you can leave a tip here…
Since January, I’ve been tackling the longest chapter in the bible, Psalm 119. I started with trying to break down the meaning and context and discovered the heart of fellow believer like me. We and the Psalmist are not so different. We cry out, we bargain, we declare, we fear, we cry and we hope.…
