Is It All About The Numbers? Yes and No. Numbers are always part of the equation if numeric growth is part of the vision. Youth Ministry is about relationships, the depth and feh quality of those relationships do not have to be hurt by paying attention to (not focusing on) the numbers. In carnally minded…
I want to talk about two kinds of different. The first is a business kind of different. In business they say, We’re faster, we’re cheaper or we’re better. According to a Forbes magazine article, you should pick two. In fact, if you try to be all three, you’re just like everyone else. Dell is cheaper and faster,…
The pressure for teens to be perfect has escalated. According to an article in the Washington Post earlier this year, ” …perfectionism, is a mix of excessively high personal standards (“I have to excel at everything I do”) and intense self-criticism (“I’m a complete failure if I fall short”). In its unhealthiest forms, perfectionism can…
It’s been several weeks now since I’ve left my youth pastor job to travel, speak, and write more, and I haven’t looked back. Regrets are killer and I happy to report that I have none. It was my time, my moment, and I took it. I couldn’t have asked my church for a better send…
There are no pre-requisties to following Jesus. Jesus never said, You have to know certain Bible verses. You have to be good enough. You have to have it all together. You have to be a “in good standing” member of the synagogue. You have to know the right people.…
Why don’t you just say it? “I have a problem.” “I need help.” “I’m struggling.” “I can’t figure this out.” “This is driving me crazy!” :I have something stirring inside of me.” Just say it, “I don’t have a plan” “I need help with my volunteers” “I need help planning stuff” “I need more discipline…
Persistence – firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. I’ve been blogging for the past 12 years. I write because I want to, because I have a passion for encouraging and equipping youth workers and because nice people like you occasionally say I write good things (thank you…
If.. You haven’t changed your habits You haven’t changed your thinking You haven’t prayed about it You haven’t done research You haven’t put in the work You have looked for collaborators You haven’t changed the crowd you run with You haven’t read or listened to a book on the subject You haven’t take steps to…
“The decision to close the church was “very, very hard,” said church council president Lance Michaelson. But the council decided that rather than spend its remaining dollars keeping up the church, they would use the money to keep up its cemetery, where so many loved ones are laid to rest — and where many members…
So, what is a winning church to you? In my last post, I detailed what I think scripture describes as winning components of a church. In this post I want to be a tad carnal, in a life giving, not offensive to God, kind of way. I know as a young pastor, I just wanted…
