5 Questions To Evaluate Your Volunteers

5 Questions To Evaluate Your Volunteers

I’ve had great volunteers. They’ve worked hard with me. Some were with me for a year, some almost a decade. Part of my role is to evaluate and re-evaluate them to see if they need to make a shift in the ministry laterally to another position or if they...
Excuses In Youth Ministry #2: I Don’t Have The Right Team

Excuses In Youth Ministry #2: I Don’t Have The Right Team

Excuse # 2:   “I don’t have the right team” “I’m all alone” Missed the beginning of this series? Check it out here Most of you reading this probably work in small churches and you get who you can get. Those who are committed to your...
I’ve Finally Given Up On My Youth Staff

I’ve Finally Given Up On My Youth Staff

For years I wanted my staff to be more like youth pastors than volunteers. I would train them, and want them to love books about youth ministry, enjoy the training videos or handouts I give them. I’ve given up trying to put my calling on them. I’ve had...

Anatomy of a Blown Event: Where Did I Go Wrong?

 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...
Recruiting An All Star Youth Ministry Team

Recruiting An All Star Youth Ministry Team

Americans care alot about rankings and who gets chosen and in what order. Did you get excited or groan at the NFL or NBA draft?  Did your team make a good choice? You can hear the cheers and jeers from fans in the  gallery. They voice their opinions at the...