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How Do I Know When It’s Time To Quit?
Before Reading On: If you’re thinking about quitting, don’t let this article be the deciding factor. These are reasons based on my experiences, some I acted on and some I did not. Most of my decisions to stay or leave a church were bathed in prayer and struggle. I write this to you because I…
3 Keys To Growing With, Not Apart From, Your Children
“I’m tired of her looking down on me. I’m going to tell her the truth even if she doesn’t want to hear it.” So goes the recent conversation I had with my 24 year old son in regards to a flare up between him and his sister (26) at a family get together. They’re two…
8 Qualities Students Want In Their Youth Pastor Part 8
It’s taken a little while, but you have arrived at the final post in this series. If you’re finding this for the first time, you can start the series here. The last quality students said they appreciated about my time with them was that I did not sugar coat the truth. I told them the…
5 Qualities Every Pastor Wants In Their Youth Pastor
I was absolutely clueless in my first three jobs as a youth pastor. Maybe that’s why I was let go from two of them. I did’t do an any thing wrong, I just couldn’t the signs that I was screwing up. Part of that screwing up was my inability to detect what my pastor wanted.…
8 Qualities Students Want In Their Youth Pastor Part 3
If you continually do what you’ve always done, you will always have what you’ve always had. – Unknown The above quote has been my mantra for a long time, which is why I don’t allow myself, or the students I’ve led, to get to comfortable. I wanted my students to have more. This might be…
8 Qualities Students Want In Their Youth Pastor
In my last weeks of being a full time youth pastor, I sat with my students in a small group and asked them a serious question, “What did I do well, so I can pass it on to other youth workers?”. I didn’t ask them to flower me with compliments or niceties, I ask them…
3 Real Threats To Your Youth Ministry
The real threat to your youth ministry isn’t outside the church, it’s inside. The world doesn’t care if churches have youth who have meetings The world doesn’t care if kids go to camps or retreats for spiritual renewal. The world has an entirely different expectation for our youth ministry and it does not include number…
How To Have The Best Year In Youth Ministry, Ever!
When I was a full time youth pastor, I loved me some calendars and planners. Wall calendars were my favorite because I could see the next three months at a glance and make notes. One year, I was literally putting information on four calendars every time I came up with an event or meeting. I…