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Why We Need More Priests On Hover Boards
I recently read an article on priest who rode a hover board, during mass, and sang a Christmas song while doing it. Take a look. The Diocese of San Pablo, Laguna punished the unidentified priest, but why? The powers that be said, “It is the...
5 Youth Ministry Hacks To Get Ready For Next Year
That time between Christmas and New Years is dead time for me. Although it is a bit of an oxymoron, there's no such time as dead time. Time keeps moving whether we use it wisely or not. This "dead time" is like the two days that Lazarus was dead or...
Doing Something Extra
Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.- Charles M. Schulz One of my favorite parts of Christmas are stocking stuffers. Stocking stuffers can be something super valuable that you did not put under the tree in order to fool someone...
My Top 15 Christian Albums of 2015
I listen to a fair amount of music throughout the year. I love most genres and styles. These albums caught by attention, inspired me, or just got my foot tapping in 2015. Lauren Daigle - How Can It Be Jonathan Thulin- Science Fiction Derek Mason -...
16 Social and Personal Skills I Have To Get Better At In 2016 If….
You'll have t0 excuse me while I think out loud. Normally I'm sharing advice or inspiration with those who read this blog regularly (thank you for reading BTW) but today I have to have a little talk with myself (have you ever had to do that?)....
The Fight of Faith Begins Before You Get In The Ring
“If you can see it and have the courage enough to speak it, it will happen. A lot of times people believe in certain things but they keep it to themselves, they don’t put it out there. If you believe in it enough the law of attraction will come...
This Proverb May Reveal The #1 Reason Everything Is Falling Apart
"For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;" Perish: suffer complete ruin or destruction. synonyms: come to an end, die (away), disappear, vanish, fade, dissolve, evaporate, melt away, wither...
Your Youth Ministry Movie: Film Making Tips To Tell A Better Story
I have been following Casey Neistat's Youtube channel for a a few months now and he's a really interesting guy. He vlogs every day, shares his experiences, shares his knowledge about tech and innovation, etc. and, as a youth workers, I learn a few...
God Responds To The Daily News, “I Already Fixed This”
Imagine God, in robe and slippers, opening the door to pick up the daily paper. He sits down upon his throne with a cup of coffee, slaps the paper open and sees the headlines God Isn't Fixing This. God nods and reads, and after a few moments says,...
Is Your Failed Youth Event A Success In Disguise?
The words, "You are super optimistic" really floored me. One of my leaders said that to me last night in my response to an event which, on it's face, was a flop. We had organized a go cart night and it was pricey. The go carts were indoor and had...
What Would You Like To Be Known For 40 Years From Now?
I just watched the interview (below) with Sylvester Stallone and it made me think about, as I often do, how I would like to be remembered. Stallone admits to being typecast, in tv and movies, as the "mugger" or the goon. The movie Rocky was his...
Don’t Let Students Ditch Your Youth Groups Values
We all host events and hopefully those events are powered by values not by need. When kids don't show up for our events we have to ask some questions on why they some or many did not show up. Did they just not like the event? How much were they in...
Becoming A Magnetic Youth Ministry
I came across this video with Self Help Guru Tony Robbins where he shares about appearance and what makes charismatic people so attractive. Watch the video and then read about the principle that could make your youth ministry more magnetic....
10 Things You What To Include In A Parent Newsletter, But Not All At Once
Back in pre-internet day, newsletters, in the traditional sense, were one page or multiple pages filled with stuff you needed to know. In the digital or social age newsletters can now be shorter. A newsletter can be post or a series of...
16 Ways To Add 16 Kids In 2016
16 Ways To Add 16 Kids 1. Give 16 kids $10 a week to show up ($8,320) 2. Tell kids every week Justin Bieber is showing up and then cancelled. 3. Show an episode of The Walking Dead every week. 4. UFC Fight between you and the Pastor 5....
The Disciple Project OUTREACH MANUAL
HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR DECAYING YOUTH MEETING INTO A FLOURISHING CITY-WIDE MOVEMENT