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Every Youth Ministry Has A Story, What’s Yours?
I love a good story. I love stories because I can't tell jokes. Everything for me that is funny is in a story. My youth group liked to hear stories about my younger days because much of it is humorous. I like to tell the tragic parts because it...
9 Teen Movies To Remind You Why You Minister To Teenagers
I love movies. I love movie about teenagers because they remind me why I wanted to minister to teenagers in the first place. These movies range from the 80's to 2018, but regardless of the year, they are timeless in their portrayal of kids just...
The Youth Pastors Guide To Leading Students From Boyhood To Manhood
I remember being frustrated with the boys in one of my youth groups, in the early aughts. I was frustrated with their commitment to just about everything. I saw boys wearing eyeliner, listening to emo and acting in ways unbecoming. Let me say,...
7 Ideas For Re-Imagining Your Youth Ministry Position
We had a new member or prospective new member at a luncheon. Each of the staff had a minute or two to introduce themselves and share what they did at the church. I thought I made a good pitch but our Pastor made an interesting observation about all...
Is Sunday A Day of Work or Worship For Pastors?
I was just thinking about all the Sunday "duties" a pastor/associate might have in addition to preaching, Touch base with someoneMeetings with lots of someonesTeach someoneCounsel someoneMake sure certain people know certain thingsAnnounce...
When Youth Ministry Volunteers Go Rogue
We've all been through it. We inherit a volunteer who you think you can work with and then you notice you can't. Why? In my case it was about getting the volunteer to teach the curriculum given to him My standards for the teacher were simple,...
The Disciple Project OUTREACH MANUAL
HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR DECAYING YOUTH MEETING INTO A FLOURISHING CITY-WIDE MOVEMENT