If I see one post over and over again it’s, “What are you reading?” I like post like these because I am an avid reader and I love to share what I am getting from the books I am reading. This list will be added to. subtracted from and morph over time. Not all these…
Welcome to part 6, the last in my series on mastering your youth ministry calendar. If you’d like to start this series from the beginning, check out Part 1. Have I Made Any Assumptions? Critical Thinking Challenge your assumptions and consider alternative perspectives. I thought they were going to do X I thought the church…
Hey, you’re back for more, huh? Unless this is your first time here and you are coming in on the middle of this series, which is perfectly fine, each of these posts cover an important point in calendar development. If you want the full experience, head over to the first post and work your way…
Have you ever heard of the phrase Loose Lip Sink Ships? I heard it when I was a kid and somewhere in mind I knew it had to do with the Navy and spies. So, I Googled it and found out a few things. The phrase “loose lips sink ships” originated during World War II…
Well, hello there. First time here? Welcome. If you’ve stumbled into the middle of my series on youth ministry calendar development and would like to start from the beginning, you can head over here. If you’re back for more of the series, thank for returning. Some of you may be thinking, “Paul, you’re pretty obsessive…
If you’re new around here, first of all, welcome. And I bet you’re observant enough to see that there are 2 previous posts to this topic so here is Part 1 and Part 2 for your reading pleasure. Now, we come to part 3 in this 6 part series and these are the questions you…
If you’ve been reading this blog for any amount of time you know I am an avid sports fan. I love college football, pro football and will watch a little basketball, at times. The rest of the sports are kind of in the background while I fold the laundry but I am always listening for…
This is part 2 of my series Before You Put It On The Calendar, you can read part 1 here. In this post I want to talk about the second question you should ask before you put that event on the youth calendar… Does This Event Conflict with Other Church Ministries? It’s essential to check…
I’m frustrated with seeing this post, over and over again, “I just started here at the church and the former youth pastor has invited all the current students to a new youth group they’re starting. I’m devastated.” If you are the offending youth pastor who does this this, you’re a loser. Let me offer you…
If you are in ministry you live and die by the calendar and, depending on the size of your church, you “death by calendar” could be imminent if you are not careful. So, stop clacking those keys and put the pencil down until you’ve asked these 6 questions, starting with this one. Does The Event/Program/Message…
