“What if it’s a necessary lie?” – Ravonna Episode six of season one of Loki was a good one and if you keep reading there may be some spoilers. You’ve been warned. Are we free or are we being manipulated? That is the deeper question being asked in this episode. The TVA is a lie.…
This episode of Loki was packed with great lines making it hard to choose a theme to write on, but the overall theme of this episode was about how to defeat an entity called and Alioth. According to Marvel Fandom,”Alioth is a trans-temporal entity, existing across divergent timelines as an enormous cloud destroying all it…
Do you believe you are destined to be alone ? – Mobius, Loki Episode 4 Episode four of Loki was a lot of fun and packed with surprises. There were several threads I wanted to pull on but the line I quote above is the one I chose. Loki and his variant Sylvie sat at…
Loki’s episode three was not my favorite episode, so far, but it was a good one. I’ll stay away from any spoilers if you have not watched the episode yet. Loki catches up to his variant Sylvie and talk quite a bit about love, of all things, as they get know each other. So, what…
If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time. Setting goals is critical to developing any business, organization and yes, any youth ministry. Week to week survival is not a goal. Having a plan, developing a plan and executing a plan, based on your goals, is a big piece of developing a successful youth…
If you’re new here, hello. Thanks for stopping by. My name is Paul and I was in youth ministry for 30 years. I currently drive a truck delivering HVAC equipment. Every profession has its rite of passage, things that will happen, eventually. For a company delivery man like me, I have my own rites of…
There is nothing comfortable about real discipleship. It is the role of the the youth pastor, you, to create discomfort in your youth ministry all the while being hospitable. The evangelist Billy Graham used to say of his preaching, “I have come to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.” I believe the youth pastor…
I had the pleasure of speaking with one of my middle school musical heroes, Glenn Kaiser. Glens was/is the lead singer of Resurrection Band, a hard rock band formed in the late seventies, who really helped me deepen my passion for the lost and for knowing Jesus. Glenn, and his wife Wendi, live in an…
I have been coaching a young man for the past year and a half. He’s been a youth pastor for just two years and so I invited him on the podcast to talk about his challenges during these first two years. I hope his “confession” gives you hope and some laughs. What was your strategy…
No, you’re not a magician, but everyone expects you to make a successful youth ministry appear. The new year is right around the corner and students, leaders, parents and bosses are waiting to see what you have up your sleeve to build the youth ministry. Let me offer five of my Youth Ministry in Motion…
