Answering “How’s It Going?” Honestly

Answering “How’s It Going?” Honestly

I hate this question, because I have to choose between the truth or a lie or a half truth, which is also a lie.  Since leaving my full time youth pastor gig to travel and speak more, I had a great summer run. I did some coaching, speaking at camp, and speaking at...
30 Ways To Creatively Invest Your Next 30 Minutes

30 Ways To Creatively Invest Your Next 30 Minutes

There’s all kind of ways to spend your next 30 minutes take a nap listen to a podcast watch 4 or 5 Youtube videos Watch a Disenchantment episode on Netflix (don’t judge me) But none of those things are going solve a problem you have or stir up the creative...
The Secret Plan Adversity Has For Your Life

The Secret Plan Adversity Has For Your Life

Some people run from adversity and others run into it.  – Gary Vaynerchuk  Adversity: from Old French adversite, from Latin adversitas, from advertere ‘turn toward.’ Most fo the time, I look at adversity at adversity as that thing that won’t let me have...
Youth Ministry Round Up: Back To School Edition

Youth Ministry Round Up: Back To School Edition

Welcome! If you’re new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox.  Happy Almost End Of Summer! School is in full swing here in Alabama., which means you are busy planning, have planned, or are tearing your...
13 Soul Stretching Strategies To Combat The Numbers Game

13 Soul Stretching Strategies To Combat The Numbers Game

Is It All About The Numbers? Yes and No.  Numbers are always part of the equation if numeric growth is part of the vision. Youth Ministry is about relationships, the depth and feh quality of those relationships do not have to be hurt by paying attention to (not...