When I first started youth pastoring in 1995, youth ministry resources were just hitting their stride. The local Christian Book store was where I’d go to see what was new. As a new youth pastor, I was in the weeds and I found myself jumping from this curriculum to this How To book, not having…
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Last year, I didn’t celebrate Lent, it just wasn’t in me. This year, I’ve decided to give up commenting on social media This came to me where all good ideas come to me, on the potty. Why give up commenting? Several verses come to mind, My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone…
There are weeks where I struggled with pre-youth group anxiety. I was anxious with questions like would the service go well? was I prepared? was the sermon good enough? would the students like the game? These questions were all part of my need to make sure things were perfect. Why? Why did I need to…
Normally, I would include all the notes from the podcast here, but instead I want to add my list of what I think should be taught in colleges about youth ministry. I must add, as I say in the interview, I was a Christian college drop out. I went for a whopping three months before…
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You keep calling that one student who used to be very active to come back to youth, but every time you call they tell you they’ve been busy. Yes, they’re busy, they’re busy in another youth group that values them. To the other group they’re not just a number, they’re part of a bigger picture…
“I don’t give a crap about converting one person, I am only speaking to the converted…Don’t waste energy on people who can’t consume it. Just go full offense on the people who have already bought in.” Gary Vaynerchuk “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news…
This is my third post, of a three part series, on resolving conflict in the church. You can check out the first post here and the second here. If I can offer you a custom video lesson on this topic for your youth, you can click here. In this post I want to talk about…
