Have you heard of Fiverr? Fiverr is a simple service that allows artists and some crazy people who are willing to provide services for $5.00. I think this site is awesome for youth ministry because there are so many little things a youth ministry could use but is often hampered by cost or no…
I recently joined a service called Fiverr.com. It’s a place where you can make your services available for a fiverr or five buck per “gig”. One of the “gigs” I offer is “I will write a Bible Study for you” for $5. I got a hit from a youth worker who, I think, got…
For those who have youth tonight, I thought I share my Valentines Play List with you. This is our intro music which stats getting played 15 minutes before service. Made to Love (Telemetry Remix) Toby Mac I Give My Love – Press Play Define Love – Blueprints of the Heart Crazy Love- Robbie Seay Band…
I did some SEO (search engine optimization) searching yesterday, looking for key words and such for youth ministry. Here is what I discovered. In searching for youth ministry key words, to help youth workers find posts they are looking for online, I started by searching the word youth ministry discipleship. Now, I am only getting…
Social Media Fast Day 1 It’s the day after my social media fast. What you are reading is the culmination of these three days. I decided to not post nay blogs for the past few day because fasting social media would prevent me from posting them, so I decided to wait. Our church…
I love you. I hate you. Two weeks ago you and I had a discussion about killing this blog. Since that time you poked me every day to write something. Anything. And I love you for it. I hate you. You move around like someone in the witness protection program. I am always looking for…
I conducted my first Google + interview today. I started a new playlist on my channel called off The Shelf. This is where I talk about cool books, resources, etc. for youth pastors and otherwise. Clay was my first interview and he was a super guy. We talked about his book, zombie movies, and how…
art /ärt/ Noun The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture,…: “the art of the Renaissance” Works produced by such skill and imagination. I have always had an artistic streak. I have an eye for design, I love to write, I enjoy…
If we believe we have a youth group full of artist then displaying their faith is a form of performance art. I know we are put off by the word performance, but don’t be. When we preach we perform. We use props, music, all the things that can be involved in performance art to transfer…
I took this picture last night and posted on FB later on with this caption “These are not band members they are artists and hey are not having a band practice, they are artists collaborating on how to best honor God with their gifts and talents.” I love taking pictures of these students at…
