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Perfect Is Messing Up Our Teens (And Us)
The pressure for teens to be perfect has escalated. According to an article in the Washington Post earlier this year, " ...perfectionism, is a mix of excessively high personal standards (“I have to excel at everything I do”) and intense...
A Youth Pastors Checklist For Leaving Your Church
It's been several weeks now since I've left my youth pastor job to travel, speak, and write more, and I haven't looked back. Regrets are killer and I happy to report that I have none. It was my time, my moment, and I took it. I couldn't have asked...
There Is No Pre-Requisit To Following Jesus
There are no pre-requisties to following Jesus. Jesus never said, You have to know certain Bible verses. You have to be good enough. You have to have it all together. You have to be a "in good standing" member of the synagogue. You...
Youth Ministry Round Up #15
Welcome! If you're new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. Summer is almost over 🙁 and it's time to get our "time for school" hats on. Although I am not a full time youth pastor, I...
10 Awesome Youth Ministry Room Design Ideas
I just came back from Florida where I spoke at a camp for two weeks. It was an amazing time with many kids finding the Lord. I made some connections while I was down there and one of them was Joe Maldanado. He's the Executive and Youth Pastor...
Thanks Week 10 LFYC Campers!!
Big ups to week 10 campers at Life For Youth Camp! Thank for your attention! If you'd like to purchase the whole series, you can grab it here If you're a youth worker, you can book me for your next camp or retreat here Sunday Night Service Part 1...
Put A Label On It
Why don't you just say it? "I have a problem." "I need help." "I'm struggling." "I can't figure this out." "This is driving me crazy!" :I have something stirring inside of me." Just say it, "I don't have a plan" "I need help with my volunteers" "I...
My Rules Of Persistence
Persistence - firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. I've been blogging for the past 12 years. I write because I want to, because I have a passion for encouraging and equipping youth workers and...
Thank You Week 9 LFYC Campers!!
Hey Campers!! Wow! What a fantastic week! You guys stepped up big this week in your faith. You guys did some growing this week and I could not be more proud of you! I saw many of you go from shy and timid to standing on stage and sharing your...
Let’s Not Go Over This Again
"Does it matter to a man dying in a desert by which choice of route he missed the only well?" --C S Lewis This quote caught my attention on Twitter and reminded me, as a Pastor, that going back over someone's life's mistakes isn't the road to...
Don’t Tell Me You’ve Tried Everything
If.. You haven't changed your habits You haven't changed your thinking You haven't prayed about it You haven't done research You haven't put in the work You have looked for collaborators You haven't changed the crowd you run with You haven't read...
Keeping Up The Cemetary
"The decision to close the church was “very, very hard,” said church council president Lance Michaelson. But the council decided that rather than spend its remaining dollars keeping up the church, they would use the money to keep up its cemetery,...
Advice To Young Youth Workers On Choosing A “Winning” Church Part Two
So, what is a winning church to you? In my last post, I detailed what I think scripture describes as winning components of a church. In this post I want to be a tad carnal, in a life giving, not offensive to God, kind of way. I know as a young...
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Quit Hating Your Struggle
If you are trying to achieve anything, expect the struggle. The struggle is the most important part of growth. We struggled from the womb to world, now here we are. We must wrestle with our struggle as Jacob wrestled with God and we must not...
The Disciple Project OUTREACH MANUAL
HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR DECAYING YOUTH MEETING INTO A FLOURISHING CITY-WIDE MOVEMENT