Once a year I try to get to a conference or training to hone my skills an refresh my soul and this year I went to the National Youth Workers Conference in Nashville, Tn. have been to about 8-10 of the NYWC over the bast 23 years and God has used it…
We have Talent Night tonight at our youth group and I bet there are some people who think they know what this look like in a Pentecostal Church, let me get the jokes out of the way early We’ll be handing out awards for Best tongue talker Best interpretation of those tongues (People who…
sunlight breaking through dark trees by: Adrian van Leen Have you ever had a line from song get stuck in you head? I’m not talking about cheesy yet catchy lyrics like Don’t Worry Be Happy but lines with weight and substance. I am starting a series Here are a few song lyrics that…
Yesterday I did a Google Hangout (I actually hung out with myself LOL) and the Hangout did not record well and both the video and audio (not synced up) are both sketchy. If you want to download the audio of the Hangout you can click HERE “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” ― Yogi Berra…
Last night was wild. The kids were hyper and kind off in their own little world. I had no ideas they were going to be that way but I’m glad I had this game planned. King of the Ring is a game I had planned as part of our Greatness Awaits…
Taking everything popular culture offers and trying to translate it into spiritual terms is an example of a youth ministry taking it’s cues from pop culture. Just because we see a You Tube Video or a popular teen movie doesn’t mean we need to talk about it, show it, or try to create a…
As a YouTube content creator, I care about what this new awards show means for the medium. As a Youth Pastor I care even more because it may give me some insight into my my students because of what they are watching or voting for. If you are just now hearing about…
This is the last post in my series on my secrets to a successful youth ministry, but it is one of the most critical for me. I am a driven individual. It’s hard for me to relax and I am my harshest critic. Over the years I’ve had to make myself slow down and enjoy…
I am a bit of a mad scientist. I like to mix and match and test things. My favorite question is “What would happen if…”. I think I get this, partially, from a quote my old camp director Dick Stevens who used to describe his camp as “laboratory of Christian living” I used to call…
I’ve learned a lot of things the hard way. These “secrets” I am sharing with you were secrets to me at the time I discovered them and required a generous amount of butt kicking for me to embrace them. Somehow I got it in my head that my job was to be just the Youth…
