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My 17 Most Popular Posts of 2017
These posts received between 1,000 and 5,500 views each and are not arranged in any particular order. Enjoy. The Wrong Kind of Busy Growing Older In Youth Ministry Sucks The Danger of Study - Preach - Repeat Real Youth Pastor's Don't Starve Losing...
All Roads Go Through Bethlehem
There's was a road I hated driving in in my town. It's a narrow double lane, no passing. I really like driving it because of the differing kinds of trees. I hated it because, if there was an accident, I couldn't get to my house. There was no other...
Cell Phones Aren’t What’s Wrong With Your Youth Meeting
I hear about kids being on their cell phones during youth meetings and ignoring what is going on. I have not had that experience. It could be because we have smaller group (15-20) and they are far more noticeable in a small group, so they don't...
Free Course: How To Disciple Teenagers
A few months ago I finally pulled the plug on an idea I had called Youth Pastor University. It was my plan to offer courses to youth workers on how to do various things in youth ministry. Sadly, I had neither the time or energy to do it well, so I...
The Best Supporting Actor Award Should Go To… You
I was recently reading about a youth worker struggling with how much time they DO NOT spend with teenagers. Sounds odd right? I mean, youth workers spend time with teenagers to build relationships, impart spiritual truth etc, right? This post was...
My Top 17 Christian Albums of 2017
This list is not in any particular order and includes bands you've probably never heard of. I love extra-ordinary artists that do not get the hype of average artists industries push as the next... I scoured the release list provided by Jesus Freak...
Are You Healthy Enough For Youth Ministry?
This is the fifth and final post in my series on re-evaluating your youth ministry volunteers, and it may be the most important. Often times a person will hide their health (all kinds) to keep their job. People want to keep their job so...
Can You Tell me A Story?
My 4th question in this series for re-evaluating volunteers is, "Can you tell me a story?". Every youth ministry has a narrative. We are a collection of stories but we tend to focus on numbers, activity, and logistics. Stories...
Is Your Mission Big Enough?
This is the third post in my series about evaluating your youth ministry volunteers. If you do not happen to have a team, this would be great questions to ask yourself if you feel your own commitment slacking. Small church youth ministries struggle...
What’s Your Passion Level?
This is part two in my series on the seven questions to re-evaltuate your youth ministry volunteers. In my last post, I shared the first question: Who has the leverage? My next question is, "What's your passion level?" Let me offer a caveat before...
5 Questions To Evaluate Your Volunteers
I've had great volunteers. They've worked hard with me. Some were with me for a year, some almost a decade. Part of my role is to evaluate and re-evaluate them to see if they need to make a shift in the ministry laterally to another position or if...
4 Youth Ministry Games You Have To Try
I'm fresh off a trip to the National Youth Workers Conference where I hosted a few Idea Labs and co-taught a session on Discipling The Busy Teen, but I wanted to share a few games you could use at your next youth meeting. On our first night hosting...
Does Your Work Inspire Others?
I have had a few moments over the past month or so that has encouraged me to keep creating. The first moment I experienced was meeting CJ. CJ is long time subscriber and commenter on my YouTube channel. We recently met for the first time at the...
12 Keys To Unlocking Your 2018
I don't like to rush things. I like my seasons in order. I don't like Halloween stuff in stores before October. I don't like Christmas music before Thanksgiving. But, I love thinking about New Years Eve and 2018 in late summer. There is never a...
Adventures In Loving Others
I just returned from speaking at the National Youth Workers Convention in Memphis. It was the fulfillment of a dream I've had for a long time. As much as I enjoyed every moment of this dream, there was one moment that stood out more than any other...
The Disciple Project OUTREACH MANUAL
HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR DECAYING YOUTH MEETING INTO A FLOURISHING CITY-WIDE MOVEMENT