This is part 2 of my series Before You Put It On The Calendar, you can read part 1 here. In this post I want to talk about the second question you should ask before you put that event on the youth calendar… Does This Event Conflict with Other Church Ministries? It’s essential to check…
I’m frustrated with seeing this post, over and over again, “I just started here at the church and the former youth pastor has invited all the current students to a new youth group they’re starting. I’m devastated.” If you are the offending youth pastor who does this this, you’re a loser. Let me offer you…
I don’t answer all the comments on my videos because I don’t feed trolls but occasionally there are honest questions, like this one. These kinds of questions are the ones many people are asking, one you might be asking, and this is my response to this comment and to you. I certainly understand your pain…
If you are in ministry you live and die by the calendar and, depending on the size of your church, you “death by calendar” could be imminent if you are not careful. So, stop clacking those keys and put the pencil down until you’ve asked these 6 questions, starting with this one. Does The Event/Program/Message…
Many of the posts I write, podcasts I record and videos I make are letters to myself. They are the result of reflection and introspection and what I feel like God is saying to me in the moment. And, although they might be things God is telling me, they may also be something someone else…
Pastor’s, I asked Gemini AI “How can a Pastor support their Youth Pastor?” and these are the 30 ideas it came up with. Please, for the love of God and the future of this generation, find ways to do these things year round. In doing so, you will have discipled and invested in a young…
Did your church celebrate Pastor Appreciation Day this past week? Did you feel left out or less than? Been there. Your Lead Pastor got all the praise and a nice offering and you got a Chick-Fila gift card. Better than nothing, right? And some of you actually got nothing; no gift card, no shout out…
So, there are 700,800 hours in an 80-year lifespan. Let’s say, as a youth pastor, you spend the max time with a student each week for one hour. That student doesn’t miss a week for 6 years (6th through 12th grade) The number of hours you’ll spend with them in youth meetings, until they graduate,…
You can poke me, ever so gently, about a few subjects, and you will immediately know my POV (point of view) on the subject. Note Dame Football – Over rated for the past 36 years 70’s movies – best movie decade ever Dungeons and Dragons – Best game ever created Youth Ministry – Discipleship is…
Have you heard the Coldplay song We Pray? The song came out a few weeks ago and I thought it was worth sharing with you a few ways to use the song in your youth group as a way to teach on prayer. Here are a few things you need to know before I share…
