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5 Critical Youth Ministry Job Interview Questions Every Youth Pastor Should Ask
I tried the streaming app Periscope for Twitter. It was short notice to my followers, but I gave it a shot. Thank you to the three people who watched and for watching the entire seven minutes. I have been talking with several students lately...
8 Hopeful Songs For That Graduate Slideshow
It's almost that time of year where Youth Pastors get a chance to honor their graduates in the Sunday service. I have a slide show every year and I always take care to choose music that will do two things: Strike the right tone with the...
Something Ultron Said Got Me Thinking About Faith
I saw Avengers: The Age of Ultron last night and the most interesting character in the movie was Ultron. Ultron's smugness is perfectly voiced by James Spader (Blacklist, Stargate) and his performance was so good I almost wanted him to win. The...
Praying The Apostles Creed Part 7: The Living And The Dead
Thanks for joining me on this journey.If you'd like to start from the beginning you can click here and he will come again to judge the living and the dead. And he will come again. This brings me great comfort and great anxiety. Since I do not when...
25 Themes We Can Take From Baltimore And Share With Our Youth Ministries
Photo Credit: Twitter I don't know how many youth ministries will be talking about what is happening in Baltimore this week with their youth groups but I understand it can be hard to react this quickly. My hope is that youth ministries from every...
Blogging A.D. Episode 4: Wrath
With the attempted assassination of Pilate things are now spinning out of control for Caiaphas. Pilate says he will crucify 10 Jews every day until Boaz is captured. Each side is pressing to find him. Caiaphas's underling is super sketchy, I...
Help Create The Youth Ministry Podcast You Deserve
So, I am entering the sometimes scary realm of podcasting. ""Why?" you ask? Don't we have enough? Sure there are plenty of great youth ministry podcasts, but, like I say to kids even when there's no more room on the bus, "There's always room for...
5 Momentum Quotes Your Youth Ministry Needs Right Now
Picture source Summer is a great time to gain momentum. It's also a great time to lose it too. In my recent Mentor Me Monday video shared five small ways to shift momentum in your youth ministry. Take a look and, if you'd like to get videos like...
Praying The Apostles Creed Part 6: Rose, Ascended, Sits
Thanks for stopping by, if you'd like to follow my posts about The Apostle Creed from the beginning you can click here. the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;...
Praying The Apostles Creed: Part 5: Suffered, Crucified, Descended
If you are wanting to read these posts from the beginning, you can start here. Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried: He descended into hell Suffered, crucified, descended. Sounds pretty active for man in extreme conditions....
Praying The Apostles Creed Part 4: Who Was Conceived By The Holy Ghost
This is the fourth in a series of posts about giving your prayer life a make over. You can find part 3 Here. You can start from the beginning here Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary I am amazed by what many people believe...
Praying The Apostles Creed Part 3: And In Jesus Christ
Thank you for stopping by. If you re interested in starting this series from the beginning you can click here. And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord According to a poll by The Barna Group in 2014, here are 5 popular beliefs people...
Blogging A.D Episode 3: Pentecost
You can see my thoughts on other episodes starting with Episode 1 The continued unrest in Jerusalem is palpable. The tension and hatred between the zealots and the Romans is further emphasized through the character Boaz who's ready to throw down...
Praying The Apostles Creed Part 2: Maker of Heaven and Earth
This is Part 2 in my journey of praying the The Apostles Creed. You can read Part 1 HERE. Maker of heaven and earth To reflect on God as Maker, Creator is a joyful exercise. For a time I took pictures on Instagram reflecting how I saw God around...
Should Christians Wear T-Shirts Like This?
I saw this pic on Twitter. I'm not sure whether the person who posted this was a Christian or not. Upon first glance I had a knee jerk reaction to this shirt. My Pharisee-0-Meter went off the chart. I get it, we're imperfect, but should we be this...
The Disciple Project OUTREACH MANUAL
HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR DECAYING YOUTH MEETING INTO A FLOURISHING CITY-WIDE MOVEMENT