I recently purchased a series of lessons and I was less than thrilled with not only how the material was formatted but the content as well. Now, before you think I’m too judgy, I write my own curriculum and sell it youth workers so I have a good idea of what youth workers are looking…
The size of our youth ministry. I’ll love whosever comes. What others say. Words. Just words. The future. God’s already there. New technology. It’s continues to evolve and I can jump in any time. Social Media. It will serve me. I will not serve it. My weight. Care not obsession. People who don’t get me.…
I can remember going to school dances where chaperones were in attendance. Their job was to make sure there was no kissing, dirty dancing, or smoking in the parking lot. The goal was the make sure something didn’t happen. Sadly, this is role many youth leaders/volunteers take. Youth Ministry chaperones make sure no one talks…
I decided to do some reflecting on the past year, on a personal level, and this is a list of a few things I learned. 1. Dreams do come true, as I spoke at the National Youth Workers Conference. 2. My romanticism, about certain things, runs deeper than I thought. 3. I’m a better writer…
I played a part in a dinner theater where I played a lawyer. I had a script to follow. A script lets the actors know when they are to speak their lines. I say a line, you say a line. But, I am terrible at memorizing scripts. Case in point, for this dinner theater, I…
Every year Kimmel encourages parents to tell their kids that they have eaten their Halloween candy, and film it. He takes it another step further for Christmas by asking parents to give their kids an early Christmas a present, but one they know their kids will not like. You can watch the compilation here (Warning: kid…
I just read this story about Kellie Marie Tran. It’s a feel good story that makes you wish all actors felt like this, but Kellie shares something that we should all be in tune with. She says. “In my 8 years as a struggling actor, I came to the realization that the hardest thing to…
These posts received between 1,000 and 5,500 views each and are not arranged in any particular order. Enjoy. The Wrong Kind of Busy Growing Older In Youth Ministry Sucks The Danger of Study – Preach – Repeat Real Youth Pastor’s Don’t Starve Losing Your Faith In Humanity? Good! Three Reasons I Live Stream Our Youth…
There’s was a road I hated driving in in my town. It’s a narrow double lane, no passing. I really like driving it because of the differing kinds of trees. I hated it because, if there was an accident, I couldn’t get to my house. There was no other road that I could take to…
I hear about kids being on their cell phones during youth meetings and ignoring what is going on. I have not had that experience. It could be because we have smaller group (15-20) and they are far more noticeable in a small group, so they don’t risk it. I also think there are a few…
