I recently saw a video of a priest who almost stopped a wedding because the photographers were too close and were distracting from the ceremony. I thought it was a pretty cool and brave thing to do on the priests part. In taking this stand, I think he sent a strong message to the couple…
I have had a worship band, of some kind, in every youth ministry I have served. I did not say they were all good worship bands, but they were bands. Some were better than others. None were worse, or more fun, than the band I led at a small church in Panama City. I…
I hope you enjoyed my week long series on finding a mentor/coach. Feel free to leave me some feedback as to whether it helped you out. I did some scouting for you if you are looking for ministry mentoring/coaching. I know some of the people on this list and others I do not. You’ll have…
“Follow me and I will make you fishers of men”- Jesus. I’m a sucker for anyone who can say, “I’ll make something of you.” Maybe this is why I got sucked in MLM (Multi Level Marketing) for a time. When you meet a millionaire who says they can make you make money and that I…
Keep in mind that mentoring is a personal and, many times, private affair and everyone’s needs are different. I asked a few people online what they look for in a mentor and they had some great answers. I mixed these with a few of my own thoughts. 1. Imperfection and transparency. My friend George says,…
In my previous post I discussed what I thought the difference between mentoring and coaching is. I invite you to share what you think the difference is and which one you are more in need of at this point in your ministry. Today, I want to talk about mentoring and specifically my mentoring journey. …
Have you ever felt like you were missing something or rather someone? I have met many young, and old, youth workers who are desperate for that “person” to share the ups and downs of youth ministry but equally need someone to help them develop the skills they need to build a successful youth ministry. Are…
Let me begin by saying, I am totaling ripping off the title to one of my favorite business podcasts of late called Fizzle. I must warn you though, if you listen, it will have some salty language sprinkled through-out. That being said, the podcast rocked my world in two ways. 1. It made me think…
It’s easy to think you’re failing in youth ministry, if you think My group is not big enough I’m not reaching enough kids Our meetings are a mess My volunteers won’t step up My Pastor doesn’t back me Then yes, by these standards, failure is easy to embrace. It’s also easy to take pride in…
I read an article the other day called “How To Teach Someone A Board Game“. It is a simple, short article; but I think if we borrowed the tips from this article we could teach our ministry volunteers faster, with less mistakes, and with a win for everyone in the end. Make Sure _________________________…
