4 Ways To Complicate Your Next Youth Event or Meeting

  Photo Credit  I have had some great events, like the Luau we had last night with our students and I have had some not so good events, too many to list here. The not so good events, were not so good for good reasons. Here are four of them 1. Do not plan well If...

Nerd On A Mission: 5 Ways You Can Help

I am planning on my own missions trip this summer. I have never planned my own trip. It feels kind of weird. I am not leaving the country but I am entering a culture where I speak the language. This year I am going to one of the biggest Gaming Conventions in the...

What Kind of Blogger Am I?

  Picture Credit It is the eve before my 45th birthday and I felt it was time for a little navel gazing. I started to think about what kind of blogger I am. Specifically, what kind of youth ministry blogger am I. There are lots of good youth ministry bloggers...

The Correlation Between Chaos and Commitment

  I was talking with one of our volunteers about people and why thy are’t very committed to our youth ministry. I told him “you can draw a line from the chaos in their lives to their commitment level”. The more chaotic their lives are, the less...

Is The “Old Way” Of Doing Youth Ministry Really The Best Way?

I love learning new things, new technology, and especially better ways to do youth ministry. I saw this video, and as usual, I have some questions for you. Watch and then respond.   What new problem are you facing that you are trying an old method to fix it? Is...