Yesterday I shared the joy of missing part of a youth event and allowing my leaders, students and adults, to lead. In effect I am decentralizing leadership and working myself out of jobs I no longer want to do to focus on my new job description of creating and dreaming for the future. Does the…
I asked these questions every year and some I could answer, some I couldn’t, and some I just had to leave up to God. Having a list like this makes you want to curl up in ball and never get out of bed (been there) but it also shows us why prayer is so important…
I’ll say it again. I never believed in competing with my brothers and sisters in Christ. It was never my group vs theirs or my calling vs their calling. We are not called to be competitors but rather to be competitive. You have to ask yourself why you need to stay competitive in the youth…
“Where is everyone tonight?” “I think a lot of them went over at First Church to their outreach.” “Man, what is going on?!” Ever have this conversation before or after a youth meeting? I know youth workers like to say they are not in competition with their brothers and sisters in Christ, and they are…
If I had a $1 for every failed event….well, lets just say, I would have a lot of dollars. Events are cool when we pull them off, but is that all there is to an event? Not the good ones. When the pre, actual, and post event pieces come together, it’s a beautiful thing. When…
Here are a few of my apps that get me by when I am in a pinch. Productivity Creative Whack Pack– This is a fun way to take old ideas and see them through a new lens. Nice for the price, considering I paid $20 for the actual card pack. Receipts Lite– Ever get in…
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As a full time youth worker, I sometimes spent too much time in the office. Too much time in the office lead to more paper work and less inspiration. As I started to get our more, my creativity increased. Manual labor takes me away from the mundane and gets me foccused on one task, like blowing…
