“Implementation of promises is as important as making them.” – Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy Every company and brand makes you a promise about their product. If you buy our stuff you will, feel better lose weight gain confidence Consider some of the more familiar promises you’ve heard Geico: “15 minutes or less can save you…
This is part seven in my pillars of youth ministry series. You can start the series from the beginning here. Too many churches have youth groups meeting in their buildings. Yes, I said it right. There are churches who have youth groups who meet in their building but there is no connection between the groups.…
This is part six in my seven part series on how to keep your youth ministry from collapsing. You can read from the beginning here. Without discipleship, the church is a halfway house for repeat offenders. That’s a strong statement, but I stand behind it. I’ve worked in enough churches that were unintentional in their…
This is part five in my seven part series on keeping your youth ministry from collapsing. You can read from the beginning here. Infrastructure isn’t sexy, but every youth ministry has to have it to keep moving. The fifth pillar that will keep your youth ministry for collapsing is a heart for evangelism. Notice I…
This may be the most important interview I have done on this podcast because of the times we live in. Crisis seems to be an everyday event in the life of a teen, but Jim Hancock is here to share how we can help them through it. Check out Jim’s one page Crisis Sheets at…
This is part four in my series on building an infrastructure to support your youth ministry. You can read through from the beginning starting here. Every youth pastor’s calendar is different, based on the size and model of church, but what drives me crazy is a calendar that is random. Why did you put that…
This is part three in my series on how to keep your youth ministry from collapsing. You can start from the beginning here. I sat in the Pastor’s office after an incident where our outreach bus was pulled over by the cops because of a fight on the bus. It’s not party (or youth ministry)…
This is part two in my seven part series on youth ministry and infrastructure. You can read part one here. If you’re into super hero movies, you’ve seen superheroes lift cars, trucks and even semi’s. It’s a cool visual, one man or woman holding up this heavy object to save dozens of people from certain…
This is part one in my seven part series on pillars of youth ministry infrastructure. Sign up for The Youth Ministry Round Up To stay up to date on future posts. Tents need poles. Houses need frames. Bodies need bones. Like all of the things above, youth ministry needs an infrastructure to keep from being…