I spend my days writing for and training youth workers JUST LIKE YOU.
Is Your Youth Ministry A Secret?
Think about it. Much of our work as youth pastors is done in secret. We plan many of our messages, have meetings, and do youth work in secret. We don't mean it to be a secret but it just winds up that way. We're not trying to hide what we...
Help Us Rebuild Alabama
Convoy of Hope and Samaritan's Purse are just a few of the amazing ministries that have converged on Pleasant Grove and all over Alabama to help out. They supply much needed with relief with food, water, and meals. As with all relief ministries,...
Until It Happens To You
When a shift happens in someone's life, we think, that's too bad, until it happens to us. When chaos is the current reality of someone's life, we think, that's too bad, until it happens to us. Well, it's happened to me. The stories I once...
Weighing Your Waste
I spent two days with my son at a camp recently. Spending time with and being a counselor for 100 5th graders was an experience in itself. Something that impressed me, but also irked me were the meal times. The food was good...
Thursday Morning Quarterbacking: The Post Youth Meeting Report
I have a love-hate relationship with Thursdays. It's the day after our youth meeting and I am usually wiped. I spend most of my day fiddling around with things that don't mean much. The time I do carve out of the day is filled with...
Are You Overexposing Yourself?
I examined my week and I decided I was spending too much time with kids. Is that possible? I think it is. I saw kids on Sunday and Wednesday, I had a student leadership meeting on Monday, I was taking homeschool kids to lunch, Facbooking, and on...
Help! I’m Stuck and Nothing Is Working!
I recently had to postpone 2 events in the past two months because the sign up was not good. These were traditional events. a lock-in and a D-Now (Disciple Now). Students had helped plan both, but did not sign up. It makes a youth worker...
Resource: Insane S.W.E.A.T Club: 40 Days To A Leaner Spiritual Life
The old deodorant commercial says, "Never let them see you sweat" , but they didn't work with teenagers. If the makers of that commercial knew how little time our kids spent practicing the basic disciplines of the Christian faith; they would know...
When A Student Leaves: Exit Strategies
I hate it when a kid leaves our group. When a kid leaves, depending on the kid, several bad things can happen: We lose momentum We lose other kids We lose leadership We lose workers We lose a friend We lose our job, if it's a bunch of kids...
Can You Pass The Purity Test?
I am a news junkie. I like to know what is going on. News organizations have started ramping up 2012 Presidential hopefuls for the Republican party. A phrase I keep hearing is "a purity code". The various parties, both conservative, liberal,...
5 Reasons I Squidoo And You Should Too
I started using Squidoo about 3 years ago. Squidoo was started by author and marketing expert Seth Godin. It was a fun hobby and challenge, but I have recently had some breakthrough ideas for using Squidoo for even more ministry purposes;...
Is Your Youth Ministry Hiring?
https://soundcloud.com/yminmotion/31-roles-and-responsibilities-for-teens As of May 2021 the United States unemployment rate is 5.8. It's not huge until you think that 5.8 percent of 350 millions people is a little over 20 million people. That is a...
7 Reasons You Should Teach A Parenting Class, Even If You Don’t Have Kids
I have taught a few parent classes over the years. Some were well attended, others were not; but all of them were worth it. Here are some reasons that youth workers of all ages and every phase of life; from no kids to empty-nester grand parents...
Buying Into The Next Level
Before launching anything, you have to have a certain level of buy in. Whether it is a small group, discipleship group, evangelistic event, or a leadership group you need kids to buy in. You have to have kids who are interested, that have some want...
First Church of Awww-kward
If I could have banned a word last year it would have been the word: awkward. From sit-coms to general conversation, the word just creeped in to describe anything uncomfortable to talk about. Although I don't like the over use of the word it...
The Disciple Project OUTREACH MANUAL
HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR DECAYING YOUTH MEETING INTO A FLOURISHING CITY-WIDE MOVEMENT