Let me begin by saying, I am totaling ripping off the title to one of my favorite business podcasts of late called Fizzle. I must warn you though, if you listen, it will have some salty language sprinkled through-out. That being said, the podcast rocked my world in two ways. 1. It made me think…
It’s easy to think you’re failing in youth ministry, if you think My group is not big enough I’m not reaching enough kids Our meetings are a mess My volunteers won’t step up My Pastor doesn’t back me Then yes, by these standards, failure is easy to embrace. It’s also easy to take pride in…
I saw this video this morning and now want to go to Georgia Tech. I don’t want to go to Georgia Tech to be an engineer. I want to go to Georgia Tech because of this guy who addresses the incoming freshman at Georgia Tech (and maybe because he said I could build an Iron…
I have been a gamer for a long time. I loved video games growing up but have shifted to table top games and board games. As I explored the world of games beyond chess and monopoly, I learned there were different kinds of games. There are competitive games like chess and Connect 4…
Some people will not appreciate this post because they think I am reducing youth ministry or ministry to a game. That is not my intent but rather to make similarities between ministry and games or gaming. As pastors, (and all Christians) we ought to take the gospel and our calling very seriously, but that…
If you have never seen any of my You Tube videos let me share what they are about. I have 4 Playlists on my YouTube Channel. Real Time Training: Tips and Tricks For Youth Workers – When I get an idea or think about principle that may help you, I do a quick…
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Ready for a little weekend inspiration? I know I am. All people,especially ministry folk, are over-taken by desperate feelings and hopelessness from time time. We hope life will get better. We hope things will change. We hope our families will come back together We hope our kids will return to the Lord. We hope our…
With Mission Week over and our big fundraiser done for our youth ministry, and our week long focus on Fall Planning with guest posts by Ryan Latham, this week is sure to be slower than last week. Time for reading an reflection. Onward. I saw this video this morning and it jostled some thoughts…
I ended Last Friday‘s post by saying this week will focus on summer school for youth workers, and so here we are. This is your syllabus for the week. Show up to class every day and and comment “Here!” for roll. Bring your Bible, a pencil, and a desire to contribute. Answer the questions…
