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Youth Ministry Round Up #86
Welcome! If you're new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. Tweet of the Week Yes, I'm using one of my Tweets as a Tweet of the Week, but I'm not posting my tweet to say, "look how...
Can Your Ego Handle It?
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/can-your-ego-handle-it?si=40db7f7ba4cf44c38c20ea8eb9e7a591 Having a big ego in in church is like having the biggest balloon at the dart throwing booth at the fair, be prepared to get popped. Consider all the ego...
Youth Ministry Round Up #85
Welcome! If you're new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. I love the organization of ideas. These graphics were posted by @davidodom, Youth Ministry professor from New Orleans Baptist...
5 Ministry Performance Questions That Could Save Your Youth Ministry
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/5-ministry-performance-questions-that-could-save-your-youth-minstry I recently watched a podcast episode about the value of reviewing your goals and I thought I'd pass them along to you. Principles of Review The...
Youth Ministry Round Up #84
Greetings! If you're new here, this is my every other week newsletter. Today, it's open to you so you can kick the tires and see if this is the kind of information you want in your inbox every couple of weeks, and I hope you do. If so, click here...
21 Days To Developing A Holy Habit of Hustle
Hustle. In means to move faster and work harder than everyone.People of faith might be the worst at hustling. I can testify to that. I thought that because I prayed and read my Bible, God was going to do all the heavy lifting and like Pedro...
21 Days To Developing A Holy Habit of Hustle Day One: Speak To The Converted
“I don’t give a crap about converting one person, I am only speaking to the converted...Don’t waste energy on people who can’t consume it. Just go full offense on the people who have already bought in.” Gary Vaynerchuk "The Spirit of the Lord is on...
Youth Ministry Round Up #83
Welcome! If you're new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. If you're new here, welcome. A few years ago I wrote a book called The Disciple Project: Raising Up A New Generation of...
10 Rings To Becoming A More Powerful Believer
In a few weeks the latest Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will be coming out I started to think about these RINGS and why followers of Jesus would benefit from such RINGS. Now, I'm not talking about physical rings you...
If You’re Going To Stay In Youth Ministry, You Need To Know This
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/if-youre-going-to-stay-in-youth-ministry I'm reading Stephen King’s book on writing and it is inspiring. King, like all good writers who submit their work for publication, received multiple rejection letters for...
New Five Week Message Series: Live Breath Be
I have a new series out called Live.Breathe.Be and it based on the Apostle Paul's conversation with the philosophers at Athen's Aeropagus, where Paul said, For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We...
Youth Ministry Round Up #82
Welcome! If you're new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. Articles A Peek Inside One Of Gen Z's Most Popular Artists Billie Eilish The Music Keeping Team USA Pumped How To Encourage...
How To Encourage Creativity In Teens
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/fostering-creativity-in-teens I picked up the book On Writing by horror author Stephen King. There is a great couple of paragraphs, at the beginning of the book, where his mother encourages Stephen to write his own...
Youth Ministry Round Up #81
Welcome! If you're new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. School will be back in session soon, are you ready for it? If you're feeling like you're not ready, you're not alone. No one...
Loki Episode 6: A Necessary Lie
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/loki-episode-6-a-necessary-lie “What if it’s a necessary lie?” - Ravonna Episode six of season one of Loki was a good one and if you keep reading there may be some spoilers. You’ve been warned. Are we free or are...
The Disciple Project OUTREACH MANUAL
HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR DECAYING YOUTH MEETING INTO A FLOURISHING CITY-WIDE MOVEMENT