Does your youth ministry seem cluttered, like you don’t have room to think or make a decision? Do your youth meetings feel like a whirlwind with =out purpose? I have three areas you can begin to de-clutter your youth ministry and find the freedom and clarity you desire. Think of your youth ministry like tool…
This is part four in my series on building an infrastructure to support your youth ministry. You can read through from the beginning starting here. Every youth pastor’s calendar is different, based on the size and model of church, but what drives me crazy is a calendar that is random. Why did you put that…
This is part three in my series on how to keep your youth ministry from collapsing. You can start from the beginning here. I sat in the Pastor’s office after an incident where our outreach bus was pulled over by the cops because of a fight on the bus. It’s not party (or youth ministry)…
This is part one in my seven part series on pillars of youth ministry infrastructure. Stay up to date on future posts. Tents need poles. Houses need frames. Bodies need bones. Like all of the things above, youth ministry needs an infrastructure to keep from being just a pile of programs lying on the floor.…
podcast notes I am opening another night of coaching, Tuesday Sept. 10 – November 19th. Six one hour sessions to talk about how to make your youth grow, improving your leadership skills, how to handle church politics, whatever area you want to grow in, we’ll talk about. I’ll put the link in the show notes,…
When I was a full time youth pastor, I loved me some calendars and planners. Wall calendars were my favorite because I could see the next three months at a glance and make notes. One year, I was literally putting information on four calendars every time I came up with an event or meeting. I…
I was listening to Jeff Goins’ podcast The Portfolio Life and he asked cookbook author Sonja Overhiser about how she writes here cook books, she said, ” I try to think about the kitchen the other person is cooking in and their range of experience (rookie to veteran) I am writing to” This is such…
Just because you have a team, doesn’t mean you have teamwork. I’ve been struggling with this idea of team work lately, especially in regards to ministry in the local church. I’ve built a few teams and I have felt the euphoric blessing of synergy, but, in the age of side hustles and independent work, I’m…
This is part five of a nine part series called 9 Dynamic Ways To Revive Your Youth Ministry. You can start at the beginning HERE. We talked about Reinvigorating Your Youth Ministry With A Clear, Compelling Vision. Vision is great. It’s the end game. It’s what you ultimately want to to see in your student and…
I was recently talking with a young man about his schedule and he asked for some feedback on how he spent his time. I told him to send me a copy and I’d take a look. The schedule he sent me was solid. It seemed like he had a handle on his responsibilities. Now, I…
