Are numbers in youth ministry important? Yes. Are they the only metric we should be looking at to determine whether our youth ministry is successful? No. Then why do youth ministries, still, seem to be hyper focused on how many kids come to youth versus how man kids are following Jesus? Let’s be honest, numbers…
Lent Day 1: Letters To The Exiled, Spiritual Nomads and the Lost On this first day of Lent, I have chosen to not give up anything physical, rather, for the next 40 days I will give up my pride. There are many who follow me on social media who do not know the Lord or…
This post was written by AI. I asked the AI in a note creating, word organizing platform called Notion to write a blog post using this post’s title: How To Help Teens Follow Jesus. Here is the post it gave me. Introduction Being a teenager can be a challenging time in life, full of changes…
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It’s the beginning of the year and, if you’re like me, you’re looking for new books to read. These are books I have already read, wrote, or are on my reading list for 2023. I have divided this list into three sections Ministry Nuts and Bolts, Soul Care and Other Non-Fiction. Ministry Nuts and Bolts…
NF is back with a brand new song and video and I have written a bible study you can do with your students. These is the raw notes, but if you want the slides and graphics, sign up for my newsletter here. Prepare To prepare for this study on hope, consider putting some mirrors up…
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With the new Ant-Man movie, Quantumania coming out, now is good time to plan your own mania night. Mania is just a way to say “hyper focused” on an idea or event. Whatever idea you choose, go all in on it. 5 Mania Meeting Ideas Music Mania Play name that tune (or name that toon)…
I spent a week in Kauai, Hawaii lecturing young adults about the private time with God and why it’s so important. In between the lecturing I got to drive around and taste the town from Puka Dogs to Mahi Mahi fish tacos. I came home and thew my scale away because my weight is none…
I’ve been a pastor for over 30 years and, in my younger days, did not rest like I should have which created friction in my family and in my soul. I justified not resting because the work of God, the more important work, had to be done and if I didn’t do it, who who…
