One of the hardest things to do is get a teenager to go from apathy to action. Usually somewhere in between there, we’re trying all kinds of methodology. Parents, teachers, youth pastors, try everything, right? And I’ve done it. I have three grown children. It was...
I asked some youth pastors what their current needs were and this was one of their questions: How can I get a more consistent groups of kids coming to youth group? The answer is in the question. You get more consistent students when you are a more consistent youth...
I have been a Notre Dame fan for 40 years. I can hear some of you saying, “Oh, you poor thing”. The last time I saw them play in a National Championship was 1988, 37 years ago. Head coach Marcus Freeman said something a few weeks ago that inspired me and I...
Let me ask you, how many excuses did you make last year? Probably a lot, as did I, Let me narrow it down, how many excuses did you make last year that kept you and your youth ministry from being successful? I bet you can narrow it down to a...
In March, this blog will be 15 years old and, with over 1400 posts, is an absolute failure and I’m, finally, ok with that. Let me be clear, this blog is a failure by many standards, one of which is that it is, to my knowledge, no ones favorite blog. I am rarely...
