“What are you thankful?” will be asked around hundreds if not thousands of tables this year. The majority of people will answer things like my lifemy familymy job All things one should be thankful for, but what if you and 5-6 other youth pastors...
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Thankful for the Mess: 7 Unexpected Things I Love About Being A Youth Pastor
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Protected: Youth Ministry Round Up #145
Youth Ministry Round Up #144
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Protected: Youth Ministry Round Up #143
4 Forces Working Against My Youth Ministry Growth
Over on my Youtube channel I had someone leave this comment, “I enjoy your podcast and store as well. I have a small youth group and been praying for wisdom how to grow Question I have and I don’t mean any disrespect at all. Why do you have a...
Protected: Youth Ministry Round Up #142
Protected: Youth Ministry Round Up #141
The Perfect Youth Meeting
I recently read of a youth pastor talking about their pastor, boss, describing to them how long they thought they should preach. They thought they should only preach 10 minutes versus the 20 min they were preaching. In fact, the Lead Pastor went so...
5 Entry Level Ideas To Student-Led Leadership
One of my friends posted: Plugging youth into jobs in your youth program is not student-led ministry. Far from it. We’re hearing from God but falling short of understanding. Time to equip youth to lead ministries of their own, not ours. Let...
Protected: Youth Ministry Round Up #140
Unmasking the Truth: Does God Really Hate Halloween?
Oh Halloween, the church doth despise thee, but why? Halloween or All Hallows Eve is a much debated topic in the church as to whether The Church, being the Catholic Church, stole it from pagans or the other way around. For me the argument is not...
How Honest Should You Be With Your Youth Group?
I have had seasons of frustrations and, sadly, allowed those feelings to bleed out on my students. It wasn’t pretty or fair to them. I allowed the pressure from my boss (pastor), parents, church members, family issues, personal issues and the...
Protected: Youth Ministry Round Up #139
Do You Work In A Meat Grinder Church? Get Out Now!
Here’s a question from a youth pastor I answered on my weekly, live show Office Hours, Does your church allow for you to have time off after big events? My church believes that youth ministry, and ministry in general, goes all the time so...
Youth Ministry Round Up #138
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HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR DECAYING YOUTH MEETING INTO A FLOURISHING CITY-WIDE MOVEMENT