I read on Facebook the other day of a youth pastor sharing why he didn’t like their camp speaker this year. This YP had a good case as he described the speaker as unengaged, boring, and disconnected from the kids. It broke my heart. I’m...
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11 Essential Principles For Youth Camp Speakers
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Defining The Wins In Youth Work
For very one victory you hear me share about our youth ministry on Instagram, or any other social media platform, there were 10 hours of work, prayer , relationship building, humbling, planning, designing and more. Ten hours, by the way, is not a...
Protected: Youth Ministry Round Up #110
How To Grow Your Youth Ministry To 100 Students
“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...
Stop Pursuing The Crowd And Start Growing Your Audience
I was reading a post from YM360 called Are You Drawing a Crowd? Ask Yourself Why. The last phrase of Andy’s blog sparked something, “Do you have an audience? If your answer is “yes,” today would be a GREAT time...
The 4 Words Holding You Back From Numeric and Personal Growth
Yes, only four words holding back your youth ministry or nay ministry. Ready for them? Here ya go “It’s too much work” Now, there are others like, “That costs too much” “I don’t have time” and...
Your Audience Will Adjust
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.”...
Who Should Handle This Problem?
As youth pastors we are faced with handing problems from time to time (ok, all the time). The questions we have to ask are 1. Who’s problem is it? 2. Who should handle it? I was recently dealing with a situation where it was suggested we ask...
The Ultimate Youth Group Christmas Party Checklist
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...
Protected: Youth Ministry Round Up #109
Just Because “IT” Failed, Doesn’t Make You A Failure
I heard these words very clearly as I as making a dish I had never made before for some guests we were having for dinner. I wasn’t thinking about the meal being a failure, I was thinking about a possible upcoming transition. Accepting failure...
Building A “Leave It Better” Culture
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...
Loving The Ungrateful and Wicked To Repentance Requires Sacrifice
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...
Dealing With False Expectations Is Key To Loving Others Freely
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....
How To Deal With Ungrateful People
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...
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