If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. – John Quincy Adams Are you a leader? John Maxwell says if you think you’re a leader, look behind you and if no one is following you, you’re not a leader, you’re just someone out for…
I saw this article on Buzzfeed and it made my heart jump to see a teenager, Essena O’Neill step up to the microphone and call out the phoniness behind many of the Instagram photos she took and the general phoniness of business of social media. I am not a girl, or a small group leader…
I have discovered a new fun way to make gifs and it’s called Boomerang. Boomerang takes one second clips and repeats them over and over again . I have a few Boomerang’s below. You can read more about the app here on Instagram’s blog. How would you use Boomerang in your youth ministry? Leave me…
I think it was Stephen Covey who said, “Fill your calendar or someone else will.” He said this because so many people live in a state of crises or the urgent. Poor planing results in poor performance. Yesterday, I talked about the 5 Excuses We Have To Beat To Connect With God. Today, I offer…
I read a book back in the day called Can You Not Tarry One Hour by Larry Lea. He shares how you can fill one hour with prayer. The problem was that I focused on filling the hour rather than connecting with God. This is not a guilt you out post to get you to…
I have been really enjoying Periscope as way to communicate ideas with other youth workers. On Mondays and Fridays I do a Q and A show Ask Me Anything About Youth Ministry and on Wednesdays I do Youth Ministry Tonight where I share what I have planned and you can share your plans for your…
It was 1982-83 and I went to see Quiet Riot with no idea who was opening. It just so happens that W.A.S.P was the opening band. They were not exactly my style. A few years earlier I had come to faith and in Christ and so I was not into the whole occultist vibe with…
Worship is often part of a youth meeting, but what if it was the only thing? Helping teens understand worship is not a part of your youth service but the whole service. Expand the definition to include: Greeting one another is worship because we honor God when we honor one another Offering is worship when…
I came out of my office to discover a meeting I had not called and I was not leading. This is my favorite kind of meeting. Some students had come early to youth to plan a Disney themed costume party. They’re on a good track and all I asked was for them to answer three…
My expectations for our adult youth ministry leaders 1. Don’t do for kids what kids can do for themselves. 2. Change is good if it helps us reach our goals. 3. Leaders are learners. 4. Do things with excellence. The church is not a second class organization. 5. Take kids from Connection, to Community, to…
