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Youth Ministry Round Up #21
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!As many of you know, I left my position as Youth Pastor back in May. After speaking with a former student on...
What Does Happiness Look Like?
I attended the TRIBE conference a few months ago and one of the speakers, Alli Worthington I believe, spoke about happiness and defining what happiness looks like to us. I would say that I'm, generally, a happy person, but traditionally unhappy...
The Drowning Moment
There's a reason everyone doesn't jump out of a boat like Peter did, the fear of drowning. We fear jumping from what is comfortable and safe to something dangerous. Yes, Jesus is on the water, but we wonder if we can make it all the way to him...
Stand In Your Moment
"My 30 minutes of writing is where I join hands with the millions of others (authors) who came before me, to put my work into the world like those who came before them" - Tim Grahl I heard Tim say this at a conference. It brought such a sense of...
7 Inexpensive Ways To Thank Your Youth Ministry Volunteers
If you see a turtle on top of a fence post, you know they did not get there by themselves. So it is with all of us. Any success you are experiencing right now, is because someone, no matter how small, helped get you there. In Romans 16, the Apostle...
Youth Ministry Round Up #20
Welcome! If you're new here, and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. Happy Friday all! We are a week away from Thanksgiving and I hope you know that I am thankful for all of you! I told my...
The One Word You Have To Say Before Anything Will Change
Unacceptable. That's it. Is whatever you want to quit unacceptable? Is it: your weight a bad habit like smoking or dipping an addiction a practice a mindset your words Ask yourself: Why is it unacceptable? If you really want to quit, you have to...
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Youth Ministry Round Up #19
Happy November!!If you're reading this, you're in luck! This is not normally free. This resourcing newsletter is usually reserved for youth workers who have signed up to receive the newsletter. If you'd like to keep receiving this resource, please...
How Can The Church Make A Difference In The Community: Three Keys
I attended the TRIBE conference this past weekend, hosted by Jeff Goins, and a speaker used an illustration I had heard before. He began with, "What is the the most valuable land in the world?" Several possible answers included the oil rich lands...
3 Ways Jesus Changed People’s Minds
This is important: to get to know people, listen, expand the circle of ideas. The world is crisscrossed by roads that come closer together and move apart, but the important thing is that they lead towards the Good. - Pope Francis I don't always...
12 More Critical Youth Ministry Job Interview Questions You Should Ask
A few years ago I wrote an article called 11 Important Youth Pastor Job Interview Questions You Should Be Able To Answer (It's been my most viewed post). Next, I wrote and article called 5 Critical Job Interview Questions Every Youth...
Youth Devotion On Leadership: Being Christ-like On and Off The Court
I was recently commissioned to write a five day devotion book for a Christian basketball camp. This is the first time I have attempted a sports driven devotion which is odd since I really enjoy sports. Here are my sports allegiances in case you...
Youth Ministry Round Up #18
Hey Round Up Reader, I listened to a podcast called Six Pixels of Separation. One of the things I love about this podcast is that the host, Mitch Joel, starts the podcast with “who are you and what do you do?”. Mitch uses no fancy roll in or...
Youth Ministry Tips For Leaders: Stop Comparing Kitchens and Start Cooking
I was listening to Jeff Goins' podcast The Portfolio Life and he asked cookbook author Sonja Overhiser about how she writes here cook books, she said, " I try to think about the kitchen the other person is cooking in and their range of experience...
The Disciple Project OUTREACH MANUAL
HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR DECAYING YOUTH MEETING INTO A FLOURISHING CITY-WIDE MOVEMENT