This article and many more are a part of Launching Well: Graduating Your Senior Class In Style resource. If you are not subscribed to the Youth Ministry Round Up newsletter, subscribe now and receive all these graduation resources. It’s time to inspire your graduates and your congregation. Here a few tips to keep that graduation slideshow from getting away…
I have not always been Pentecostal. In fact, I didn’t choose to be Pentecostal, any more than I chose to be Catholic, it sort of chose me. I was a resistant, skeptical, former Catholic who found himself at a protestant Bible College seeking God. I received the gift of the Holy Spirit in a church off…
After speaking a week at camp, and asking a question of the day, every day, I asked the teenagers, “Why should a church or youth group want to have Paul Turner as a speaker?” Watch the video to see what kids said and then read the list below. Regardless if you choose me as your…
I read on Facebook the other day of a youth pastor sharing why he didn’t like their camp speaker this year. This YP had a good case as he described the speaker as unengaged, boring, and disconnected from the kids. It broke my heart. I’m sure these kids still have a good time at camp…
For very one victory you hear me share about our youth ministry on Instagram, or any other social media platform, there were 10 hours of work, prayer , relationship building, humbling, planning, designing and more. Ten hours, by the way, is not a magic number, its just my number and I am trying to shorten…
I was reading a post from YM360 called Are You Drawing a Crowd? Ask Yourself Why. The last phrase of Andy’s blog sparked something, “Do you have an audience? If your answer is “yes,” today would be a GREAT time to think about your message and why you’re drawing an audience” I like the term…
Yes, only four words holding back your youth ministry or nay ministry. Ready for them? Here ya go “It’s too much work” Now, there are others like, “That costs too much” “I don’t have time” and “I’m not good enough” I don’t want to ever phone in my work. I want every post, every message…
As youth pastors we are faced with handing problems from time to time (ok, all the time). The questions we have to ask are 1. Who’s problem is it? 2. Who should handle it? I was recently dealing with a situation where it was suggested we ask out Pastor to get involved in situation. I…
I’m was an area rep for an organization called First Priority. First Priority equips students, youth workers and teach sponsors with resources and training to share the gospel through Bible clubs on their school campus. I had the honor of visiting a different school each week to see how the clubs are doing and offer…
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