Welcome! If you’re new here and are not a subscriber, subscribe here and get the Youth Ministry Round Up in your inbox. Ahhh, can you smell the pencil shavings and school bus diesel in the air? That means only one thing, back to school. I hope you all had a great summer, I know I…
In my first job as a youth pastor, I thought I thought I “had the right” to have lunch with my students on campus. This wasn’t true, but trying telling my 22 year old self that. Regardless, I cared more about my rights than doing real ministry for and with students, teachers and administrators. Now,…
Do you ever wonder why students don’t listen to your advice? I do. I have had several encounters with students as a substitute teacher and I ask, “Why won’t they just listen to me? Don’t they know I’m trying help?” Every parent, youth pastor, teacher, or adult who works with teens has said this. It’s…
Since my retirement from full time youth pastoring and trying to make a career of speaking, coaching and writing; I’ve been trying to keep my youth ministry skills fresh. One way I’ve chosen to do that is through substitute teaching at a middle school. Let me begin by saying, teachers do not get paid enough.…
I’m an area rep for an organization called First Priority. First Priority equips students, youth workers and teach sponsors with resources and training to share the gospel through Bible clubs on their school campus. I get the honor of visiting a different school each week to see how the clubs are doing and offer any…
