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Youth Ministry Round Up #1
Hey all, thought I'd try something new. I post a lot about youth ministry and related stuff, and I thought I'd list some of the cool articles, gadgets, books, etc, that you might be interested in. Technology I bought a new camera and if you are...
Youth Bible Study: The World Is Still Looking For A Savior
How do I know this? Because we keep making art about our need for the transcendent. Iggy Azalea is looking for a savior. The problem is, the Savior we want and the Savior we have (Jesus) are two different things. Watch the video and I'll discuss...
Reinvigorate Your Youth Ministry With A Clear, Compelling Vision
This is part three in the series 9 Dynamic Ways To Revive Your Youth Ministry, you can start here to catch up I am convinced that most youth ministry visions are neither clear nor compelling. They are usually too small and too attainable. The faith...
Passion Will Turn Your Youth Ministry Around
This is part two in the series 9 Dynamic Ways To Revive Your Youth Ministry, you can start here to catch up In the aftermath of the Parkland, Fl. shooting, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are making their voices heard. They're...
A Thousand Ways Your Youth Ministry Can Die (And How To Avoid It)
I saw a post on Facebook from a youth worker, and the opening line was Honestly, we're not looking to grow our group; we love our kids and are much more interested in quality of program than number of kids. I sat stunned in silence for a few...
Why Is It So Hard To Connect With “Weird” Kids Like Nikolas Cruz?
And Broward County Mayor Beam Furr told CNN that Cruz had been getting treatment at a mental health clinic for a while, but that he had not been back to the clinic for more than a year. “It wasn’t like there wasn’t concern for him,” Furr told CNN....
Trying Something New For Lent: The Prayer Wheel
I had no plan for Lent this year, which is odd for me. I grew up Catholic, became a Protestant Youth Pastor, but still love many of the observances I grew up with. I normal do a Facebook Live devotional or fast something, and none of these things...
Has Youth Ministry Become All Emotion And No Technique?
There is a fascinating interview with music legend Quincy Jones on the website Vulture. Quincy is turning 85 soon and, as I've witnessed older people do, he just lets loose on a variety of subjects. Apart from him fluently using the phrase MF,...
6 Things That Will Get You Fired In Youth Ministry
I recently watched a video (below) by fellow youtubing youth pastor Delmar Peet, and he brought out some excellent points as to when a youth pastor should be fired. I'd like to add my two cents with a list of my own. Sexual Immorality/Abuse/ etc....
Loving Your Neighbor With Pizza
I love this photo from @larrykim A 28-year-old job hunter sent pizza and doughnuts to companies in the hope they would give him work in return! 😎🥧 pic.twitter.com/jf1DO9nC65 — Larry Kim (@larrykim) January 27, 2018 This is what...
It’s My Fault
It's my fault It's my fault if I have a bad attitude It's my fault if I didn't accomplish my goals It's my fault if something doesn’t get done. It's my fault if I am not where I want to be It's my fault if I feel the way I feel It's my fault if...
Is This Youth Pastor Persistent or Delusional?
Think about this youth pastor. His name is Brad, he's 25 and thinks he could be the next Steven Furtick? Delusional, right? Maybe. What if he listens to every Furtick message, dresses like Furtick, uses social like Furtick and baptizes a 1,000...
Disciples Must Be Prepared To Hear Hard Things
On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?” John 6:60 Growing up is hard. When we are babies we hear the word no many times, No! Don't touch that No! Get that out of your mouth No! Get off there. These...
Disciples Must Be Ready For The Big Question
When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. John 6: 5,6 Can you imagine...
Disciples Order Off The Secret Menu
Meanwhile his disciples urged him, “Rabbi, eat something.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” Then his disciples said to each other, “Could someone have brought him food?” John 4:31-33 When you go to a...
The Disciple Project OUTREACH MANUAL
HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR DECAYING YOUTH MEETING INTO A FLOURISHING CITY-WIDE MOVEMENT