“Need a youth pastor with vision to grow a youth group to over 100 engaged youth. Church in upper Midwest. If interested, contact me. Full time position.” – Facebook Post I read this and thought to myself, “This is ridiculous”. And many others in the group felt the same way and said so but after…
I heard this quote from Gary Vaynerchuk and it made me think, and I paraphrase, “If you don’t want to deliver to your audience and you’d rather watch Netflix, take time off, not make content, your audience will adjust.” This, among other things, keeps me bringing you content every week on my blog, on my…
One of my favorite things to plan in youth ministry is the youth Christmas Party. It’s a highlight of the year as well as a tremendous community builder. Here’s my ultimate checklist for planing a successful Christmas Party for teenagers. When should I schedule the youth Christmas Party? The earlier the better. My sweet spot…
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I’m not a a soccer guy, but this story I heard from the World Cup caught my attention. The Japanese national soccer team won their game against Germany but that’s not the only reason they made headlines. Pictures of their locker room started floating around because of how immaculate it was, but that’s not all.…
Welcome! This is part 3 in my 3 part series on dealing with ungrateful people. Part of leading other’s to Christ is sacrificing your false expectations. You have to be willing give up your need for results, for personal gratification and short term ego strokes. Results “I will continue to love you as long as…
Welcome to part two of my three part series on how to handle ungrateful people in your ministry and in your life. This is where you’ll start to squirm a little because Jesus pulls no punches when he tells you what following him really looks like. Strap in and read on. We’re studying Luke 6:34-36.…
Welcome, this is a three part series leading up to Thanksgiving. You may have some unthankful people around your table this year and I want you to be confident and ready to engage with them. My hope is that this series will reveal how God deals with unthankful people offering us a pattern to follow.…
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