Are you hungry? I am, at least 3 times a day. But what would you say about your heart and soul? Are they hungry? This is what I want to talk about today, I received a question from Nathan and he asks, Hey Paul, Can you talk a little bit more about that last point…
If you’re a youth pastor right now, chances are high that you’re carrying more than most people realize. You’re leading students who seem checked out. You’re trying to breathe life into a ministry with limited resources. You’re expected to cast vision, teach, lead volunteers, navigate church politics, and still be available for late-night texts from…
Paul: Carl, we have you today, not to talk about paper games, although maybe we’ll bring you back for an entire episode about paper games, but we do want to talk about something that’s super important. And we were discussing a little bit about this before we started getting rolling is the fact that December.…
Many of the posts I write, podcasts I record and videos I make are letters to myself. They are the result of reflection and introspection and what I feel like God is saying to me in the moment. And, although they might be things God is telling me, they may also be something someone else…
“What are you thankful?” will be asked around hundreds if not thousands of tables this year. The majority of people will answer things like my life my family my job All things one should be thankful for, but what if you and 5-6 other youth pastors were sitting around that Thanksgiving table? What would you…
I have had seasons of frustrations and, sadly, allowed those feelings to bleed out on my students. It wasn’t pretty or fair to them. I allowed the pressure from my boss (pastor), parents, church members, family issues, personal issues and the immaturity of the students I was leading to come to the forefront in the…
Here’s a question from a youth pastor I answered on my weekly, live show Office Hours, Does your church allow for you to have time off after big events? My church believes that youth ministry, and ministry in general, goes all the time so there is really no time off to be had because you…
I do my best to recycle. I cut up copier mistakes into note pads, I reuse left over wood, and I salvage trash and turn it into something useful. Recycling bins make it easy to sort your stuff; paper here, plastic here, cans here, trash here. If we had one of these sorters in our…
You’ll notice I did not title this Obstacles To Answered Prayer. I want my prayer time to be a conversation with my Heavenly Father not as reason to get an affirmative answer to my requests, although, I do prefer a “Yes” to “No” or a “Wait”. My prayer time has been in the tank lately,…
It hit me on Saturday. On the day between death and resurrection, anger, disappointment and desperation. For those who may not know, I deal with anxiety and depression and Saturday felt like a day in grave. I didn’t bother to shave or shower. My heart was desperate to rise and maybe yours is too. This…
