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...
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Stop Pursuing The Crowd And Start Growing Your Audience
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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...
9 Dynamic Ways To Revive A Dying Youth Ministry
Updated 11/23/2022 Many youth ministries are in decline and dying. Yes, there are cycles, ups and downs and seasons, but there are some youth ministries that are just plain dying. If you’re one of these youth pastors whose youth group is in...
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...
Youth Ministry Round Up #108
YOUTH MINISTRY IG Pic of the WEEK You can follow me on IG @thedproject Death Ball Anyone? Pray for Stoney Creek Students YM TWEET OF THE WEEK You can follow me on Twitter @paulturnertoo Articles How To Have Better Arguments 12 Topics Youth...
Lecrae Church Clothes 4 Bible Study
Lecrae CC4 is now out and it is the fourth, and last installment, of his church clothes mix tapes. Church Cothes was Lecrae’s way of dishing out hard truth’s to the church and he, again, pulls no punches when addressing those who call...
Dealing With Our Disappointments Without Destroying Others
“How honest should I be with my students?”. This is the question I asked myself in my inner debate over whether I should share my disappointment with them concerning their lack of motivation in bringing guests to our youth meeting. My...
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