I know, we have been told not to make assumptions because it turns us and others into a naughty word, but as youth workers (and any employee for that matter), we do want some assumptions to be made about us because it seems so many untrue...
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Three Assumptions Youth Pastors Want Made About Them By Their Pastors
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Four Reasons Your Youth Room Needs More Pictures
I think every church youth room in America should have a wall of pictures. Why? Because, pictures tell the story of your youth ministry. Let me offer four reasons you should have more pictures in your youth room. The Original Instagram A picture...
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Four Ways To Keep Students From Falling Through The Cracks
Elisa started youth group in middle school and had been a part our group for a while now. As a freshman, she was involved in the band. Slowly, I started to see her blend into the background. She said she had a lot of homework and was thinking about...
Is It Ok To Let AI Write Your Sermon?
I bet your initial answer is, “No” but with every new tool that comes along, be it physical books such as commentaries, Logos Bible Software or Googling what your looking for, the challenge is to pen a sermon worth sharing. If...
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Making Discouragement Tap Out
Moment of honesty. I am writing this because I am in the octagon with discouragement right now, and he’s known for cheating. The questions is, who will tap out first. Discouragement in teenagers is not much different from discouragement...
Finding “The Thing” That’s Keeping You From Praying
You’ll notice I did not title this Obstacles To Answered Prayer. I want my prayer time to be a conversation with my Heavenly Father not as reason to get an affirmative answer to my requests, although, I do prefer a “Yes” to...
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My Secret For Recruiting Great Volunteer Teams
Listen to the podcast here I’ve said many times, one of the roles I have as a pastor is that of talent scout. My goal is to scout out the congregation and build a team that will not only help me accomplish what God has called me to but help...
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3 Things A New Leader Should Never Do
I remember standing in front of a group of young people and uttering the words “There’s a new sheriff in town.” How arrogant, stupid and self sabotaging was that?! Even though I said it in a joking manner, the underlying truth...
Youth Ministry Round Up #125
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How To Slay Your Giants
I went to a conference for entrepreneurs called The Thing, in Nashville and I took a lot of notes. The forthcoming posts are my way of unpacking these notes and give insight to the pivot I feel is coming. Terry Weaver, the founder of The Thing,...
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