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Thankful for the Mess: 7 Unexpected Things I Love About Being A Youth Pastor
“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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Youth Ministry Round Up #144
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4 Forces Working Against My Youth Ministry Growth
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/5-forces-keeping-my-youth-group-from-growing?si=7e126f1f4c1c41feba745c7250477887&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Over on my Youtube channel I had someone leave this...
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The Perfect Youth Meeting
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/the-perfect-youth-meeting?si=4720d06e63494789885bbd1ee4e15be6&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing I recently read of a youth pastor talking about their pastor, boss,...
5 Entry Level Ideas To Student-Led Leadership
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/5-entry-level-ideas-to-student-led-ministry?si=52bac56d32fa41d08f5278e23d0909f2&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing One of my friends posted: Plugging youth into jobs in...
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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...
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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 there is...
Youth Ministry Round Up #138
Welcome! If you're new here, YMRU is normally password protected so only subscribers can see but I wanted to give you an opportunity to see what your missing. Take a look at the kind of content you'll get every week and if you feel the FOMO you can...
The Disciple Project OUTREACH MANUAL
HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR DECAYING YOUTH MEETING INTO A FLOURISHING CITY-WIDE MOVEMENT