I was recently talking to a young man who desperately would like to be a full time youth pastor, and I told him, “You might want to rethink that.” Here are a few of the reasons I gave him for pursuing the full time opportunity. If it would diminish your...
First, big thanks to Amy Landino for this simple tweet that pushed me to finally write this post, If it’s worth it, it‘s hard.— Amy Landino (@Schmittastic) May 21, 2019 That’s the question isn’t it? We’ll never know until we try. I left my youth...
My wife introduced me to a new show on Netflix called Seven Days Out. The show follows the journey of big events seven days before they happen. They feature episodes ranging from the Westminster Dog Show to A League of Legends World tournament. In between,...
For Lent this year I gave up watching videos. I avoided watching videos on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube. On day one I broke my commitment because a friend went live and I immediately clicked on it and then suddenly realized what I had done. Why does Lent have to be...
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...
