Yesterday I processed through my week one of the Lead Small Book Club. I am not afraid to admit that I am reverse engineering our small groups. We had already begun the process, set a date, and then I saw the Lead Small book. I am catching up our leaders via e-mail and personal…
After two months without a computer I cannot get back to a steady flow of posts and it could not happen at a better time. Two months ago I joined the Lead Small Book Club and downloaded the study guide. The study is based on the book Lead Small: Creating a Lead Small…
What does it look like in your church to get something approved? Paperwork? Meetings? Yelling? Let’s narrow this down a bit. Would your board or Pastor approve of the way you are making disciples? Could you get your current method approved? One more. What if the Apostle Paul were on your board? Would he…
How a youth worker reaches teens, families, etc. can be the center of attention in church much like a tightrope walker in the middle of a circus. Everyone is watching. This can be a good thing if our heart and passion is to reach kids for Christ and help them to follow Jesus. But, like…
Community, by definition, is A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government. The district or locality in which such a group lives. A group of people having common interests. All of these definitions sound so clinical don’t they? They embrace all the qualities of a hospital waiting room. I…
Is your youth ministry’s future looking any clearer? I hope so. Yesterday we talked about how our attitude could indicate our future and today I want to share the importance of a balanced ministry, family, and personal life as indicators to your youth ministry’s future. Uncertainty is a toil of the minds leading to physical…
In yesterday’s post I shared part one of knowing your youth ministries future. How, when, and who solves your problems is a clear indicator whether you will spend your time putting out fires or leading your youth ministry into living out what God has planned for them. Today I want to share is all…
If you could see the future of your youth ministry would you want to see it? I personally think it would be scarey so i would not want to know. The good news is you don’t need a crystal ball to see your youth ministries future. Scripture give us great and precious promises to…
I listen to predominately Christian/Gospel music but I make room in my ears for all kinds of music. In fact, you may find the diversity of my list absurd. Music has the power to make us dance, weep, shout, and lose our minds. I think I experienced most of those feelings through the music of…
What will you be reading this year? Probably some new books and articles. Which blogs are you going to read to help equip you to do what God has gifted you to do? Which blogs will you read to give you encouragement when you’re down or to give you courage when you need to take…
