The church, believe it or not, can be an ungrateful place, at times. Mostly towards their staff. As an example, some churches, do not recognize all their pastoral staff on Pastor Appreciation Day. It’s shame because it’s a great opportunity to allow the congregation to show their love and appreciation for those who take care…
This was a good year for music, in my opinion. This might be might longest list of all the years I’ve been doing this. This may also be the most eclectic from Rap to Punk and from Metal to Violins. 10 – Michael Sweet I’m a metal head at heart. I grew up on Motley…
There are definitely, not entirely unfounded, perceptions of those who work with youth. Some of these perceptions are cultural such as, Youth Pastor’s dress too much like students (skinny jeans anyone?) Youth Pastor’s listen to weird music and often at volumes that the midweek senior bible study can hear upstairs. There are also stereotypes, also…
This is Cheryl. She made my biscuits this morning at a fast food place called Jacks. My biscuit was delicious. Good job Cheryl! Jacks understands that transparency creates trust. I can see who is making my food, whether they’re in a good mood or not and I know her name, Cheryl. Were the biscuits good…
This is part two in my seven part series on youth ministry and infrastructure. You can read part one here. If you’re into super hero movies, you’ve seen superheroes lift cars, trucks and even semi’s. It’s a cool visual, one man or woman holding up this heavy object to save dozens of people from certain…
This is part one in my seven part series on pillars of youth ministry infrastructure. Sign up for The Youth Ministry Round Up To 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…
Would you like to find out how deep your youth ministry is when it comes to disciple making? Submerged Sessions are meant to show you and your students where everyone is at tin the pool. It will show you who's in the shallow end, waist deep, neck deep and submerged/ More importantly, it lays out a process for how to get you kids from the kiddie pool to the deep end of faith.
Lessons include
