Passion Will Turn Your Youth Ministry Around

Passion Will Turn Your Youth Ministry Around

This is part two in the series 9 Dynamic Ways To Revive Your Youth Ministry, you can start here to catch up In the aftermath of the Parkland, Fl. shooting, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are making their voices heard. They’re planning on...
A Thousand Ways Your Youth Ministry Can Die (And How To Avoid It)

A Thousand Ways Your Youth Ministry Can Die (And How To Avoid It)

I saw a post on Facebook from a youth worker, and the opening line was Honestly, we’re not looking to grow our group; we love our kids and are much more interested in quality of program than number of kids. I sat stunned in silence for a few minutes. Look at the...
Why Is It So Hard To Connect With “Weird” Kids Like Nikolas Cruz?

Why Is It So Hard To Connect With “Weird” Kids Like Nikolas Cruz?

And Broward County Mayor Beam Furr told CNN that Cruz had been getting treatment at a mental health clinic for a while, but that he had not been back to the clinic for more than a year. “It wasn’t like there wasn’t concern for him,” Furr told CNN. “We try to keep our...
Trying Something New For Lent: The Prayer Wheel

Trying Something New For Lent: The Prayer Wheel

I had no plan for Lent this year, which is odd for me. I grew up Catholic, became a Protestant Youth Pastor, but still love many of the observances I grew  up with. I normal do a Facebook Live devotional or fast something, and none of these things appealed to me or...
Has Youth Ministry Become All Emotion And No Technique?

Has Youth Ministry Become All Emotion And No Technique?

There is a fascinating interview with music legend Quincy Jones on the website Vulture. Quincy is turning 85 soon and, as I’ve witnessed older people do, he just lets loose on a variety of subjects. Apart from him fluently using the phrase MF, Quincy shares some...