Youth Ministry Round Up #27

Hey All, The message you heard from the very beginning is this: we must love one another. (1 John 3:11) The world is filled with so much vitriol these days. Even coming from believers. All this negativity is exhausting. I’ve considered quitting social...
11 Incredible Things I Heard At A Middle School Campus Bible Club

11 Incredible Things I Heard At A Middle School Campus Bible Club

I recently took on a role as representative for First Priority which seeks to reach students on campus with Bible Clubs. The Bible clubs are student led and youth workers and a sponsor teacher come along side to cheer them on in their endeavor to encourage their...

8 Qualities Students Want In Their Youth Pastor Part 8

It’s taken a little while, but you have arrived at the final post in this series. If you’re finding this for the first time, you can start the series here. The last quality students said they appreciated about my time with them was that I did not sugar...

8 Qualities Students Want In Their Youth Pastor Part 7

If I brought anything to the table over the past 30 years, it’s my God given gift of gab. I love sharing interesting and relevant messages with students. Many of my messages focus on growing in Christ, but I always include the gospel and what it means to follow...

5 Qualities Every Pastor Wants In Their Youth Pastor

I was absolutely clueless in my first three jobs as a youth pastor. Maybe that’s why I was let go from two of them. I did’t do an any thing wrong, I just couldn’t the signs that I was screwing up. Part of that screwing up was my inability to detect...