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8 Qualities Students Want In Their Youth Pastor Part 4
“You will know as much of God, and only as much of God, as you are willing to put into practice.” ― Eric Liddell, The Disciplines Of The Christian Life I'm fond of saying, "It's not what you believe, it's what you practice." That is not to say that...
Youth Ministry Round Up #26
Welcome! If you're new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. As you are reading this, I'm flying to Florida to speak at the greatest camp in the world. I'll be speaking at a high school...
8 Qualities Students Want In Their Youth Pastor Part 3
If you continually do what you've always done, you will always have what you've always had. - Unknown The above quote has been my mantra for a long time, which is why I don't allow myself, or the students I've led, to get to comfortable. I wanted...
Youth Ministry Round Up #25
Welcome! If you're new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. Good Day All! I hope you had a great weekend and you're ready for a productive week ahead. I, like you, have a busy week...
8 Qualities Students Want In Their Youth Pastor Part 2
I've treated every youth ministry I've led with the mentality of, "What we do every week is equally as important, or more, as what you do in band, football practice or key club" If I did not put the value on what we did every week, no one else...
8 Qualities Students Want In Their Youth Pastor
In my last weeks of being a full time youth pastor, I sat with my students in a small group and asked them a serious question, "What did I do well, so I can pass it on to other youth workers?". I didn't ask them to flower me with compliments or...
Youth Ministry Round Up #24
Welcome! If you're new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. Happy New Year All, What a year 2018 was. I turned 50, I saw U2 in concert for the first time, oh, and I retired from full time...
7 Challenging Blindfold Games For The Bird Box Challenge
People trying to do things blindfold as the one of the first trends of 2019 sound a bit odd, but there are worse things, right? For those not in the know, the Bird Box Challenge came as a result of the Netflix movie Bird Box based on the book by...
Discipleship: Managing Your Locker Room
Texas Coach Tom Herman said something interesting after the Texas Longhorns beat the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2019 Sugar Bowl, "This locker room finally became player led instead of coach fed" This is a powerful statement about how discipleship in...
3 Real Threats To Your Youth Ministry
The real threat to your youth ministry isn't outside the church, it's inside. The world doesn't care if churches have youth who have meetings The world doesn't care if kids go to camps or retreats for spiritual renewal. The world has an entirely...
A Great Review for My Youth Ministry Playbook
My friend Ben Birdsong recently volunteered to review my new planning resource for youth workers called My Youth Ministry Playbook. He bought the resource and I had no idea what he was going to write. Planning, strategy, and communication are all...
Youth Ministry Round Up #23 Christmas Edition
Welcome! If you're new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. Merry Christmas Everyone! I hope your tree is up, you've bought all your gifts and you've starting to hunker down for some hard...
How To Have The Best Year In Youth Ministry, Ever!
When I was a full time youth pastor, I loved me some calendars and planners. Wall calendars were my favorite because I could see the next three months at a glance and make notes. One year, I was literally putting information on four calendars every...
Youth Ministry Round Up #22
Welcome! If you're new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. Hey All! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I have one more Youth Ministry Round up coming at you next week and it will...
Rebuilding Your Youth Ministry With Online Coaching
With all that is happening in our world with Covid-19 pandemic, youth churches and youth ministries are currently meeting virtually. I see tons of great things youth workers doing and I applaud them, but I still think about the youth workers who...
The Disciple Project OUTREACH MANUAL
HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR DECAYING YOUTH MEETING INTO A FLOURISHING CITY-WIDE MOVEMENT