Yesterday I shared the joy of missing part of a youth event and allowing my leaders, students and adults, to lead. In effect I am decentralizing leadership and working myself out of jobs I no longer want to do to focus on my new job description of creating and dreaming for the future. Does the…
I had the joy of not showing up to an event, until later, for our youth group last night. Why the joy of being not showing up? Because I wasn’t in charge of the event, one of my leaders and a few students were. At the end of May we tossed around a few ideas…
I love making slideshows because the music I use is meant to have an impact. The soundtrack to our trip has multiple purposes. It tells the story of our adventure. It creates energy. It make kids reflect on all they accomplished. It sends a message that we can make a difference. It inspires the audience…
The picture you see above is the climb I almost didn’t make. Our youth ministry got back from a mission trip to San Jose, Costa Rica. As with any trips, we had a free day and our free day included a Zip Line. I was super excited about doing this because I knew it would…
This is my third episode of my new Youtube show, The Drop where I share with you my choice picks of Christian music that dropped last week and how you can use this music in your youth ministry. Check out the episode below, and don’t forget to subscribe! Download the free cheat sheet…
We can think of a Sunday morning and of church as a have to, if we are Christians. But what if we thought of it as Declaration Day. The image that conjured this article was a the song/album but The Alarm called Declaration. The album is packed with anthems decanting what is and what…
I have just uploaded Ep. 2 of my new show The Drop where I examine the newest Christian Music and who you can use it in your youth ministry. Here’s the newest episode (don’t forget to subscribe) Here’s the Spotify playlist
I’ll be honest. I usually hate these viral stories. They get on my nerves because I see it everywhere. My Facebook and Twitter Feed get clogged with the video itself and all it’s renditions.I should have thrown up when Kohl’s sent her a ton of Star Wars stuff to here and her family. I…
Former Navy Seal, Jocko Willink, shares thoughts on ownership in the military world but it’s easily translatable to the ministry world. Here are the top 12 things he said that should matter to you if you want to create real ownership in your youth ministry. You can watch the video HERE with an option to…
I have been thinking for a while about starting a new show on Youtube. I currently have over 300 videos on my channel about youth ministry but as much as I love youth ministry I am not one dimensional. I have over 300 Christian albums and I want to talk about them as well as…
