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My dad was a bartender, among other things, and when I was kid my father tended bar at the American Legion about a mile from our house. Next to the American Legion was a bakery and right around the time my father was getting off work, around 4 a.m., the baker was finishing their first…
Everyone has an excuse, “I don’t believe in Jesus.” “I’m too busy.” “Can I wait until I’m an adult.” And on and on. The thing is, Jesus experienced rejection first hand. Can you imagine, knowing what you know now, turning down the opportunity to follow Jesus? Students (and adults), like the people of the first…
Welcome! If you’re new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. Youth Ministry Photo of the Week This is Bishop Desmond Tutu. His last request was to buried in a plain, pine, box. This is a great example of humility and a final statement…
If this is your first time here, welcome. I’ve been doing a podcast for a little over five years now and have been fortunate enough to be, as of this posting, ranked the number one podcast among youth ministry podcasts. Whether I was number one or number one hundred and one, I am pretty sure…
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Sunday School was a part of my teen life for forever. I wasn’t committed because of the ugly room we met in, the bad snacks or the hard chairs; I was committed because I thought that is what I was supposed to do, so I did it. Classrooms have, generally, gotten better but the structure…
I know getting students signed up for anything is a chore, but is there anything you can do about it? Start with why Why does this event exist? Why did it make it on to your calendar? It’s much easier to get students signed up if you know, and they know, why an event exists.…
Youth Ministry chaos is a lot of fun when it’s game time or even hangout time, but chaos is not fun when applied to organizing your youth ministry. There are two extremes in youth ministry calendars. One looks like this, This is calendar is too busy and busy is not better. Busy means you may…
