Former Navy Seal, Jocko Willink, shares thoughts on ownership in the military world but it’s easily translatable to the ministry world. Here are the top 12 things he said that should matter to you if you want to create real ownership in your youth ministry. You can watch the video HERE with an option to…
Just saw an article on Mashable.com about Daisy Ridley extoling the values of being yourself, and I applaud her. Daisy posted a picture of herself on Instagram without make up and with no filters. Feelings create the need to filter. Feeling unworthy. Feeling lonely. Feeling disrespected. I tell my students all the time, “Feelings are…
I am not opposed to youth ministry, just ineffective youth ministry. I’ve heard the most asinine discussions about youth ministry, mostly heard during a staff meeting and from senior pastors in particular. I had some rough kids in one of our youth ministries and had a senior pastor say “Can’t you tell them not to…
There are some projects that just mean more than others. Not since I wrote The Hunger and Thirst Games have I been so excited and proud to put something into the hands of youth workers. I labored and prayed over this material for months and tested it twice at both a middle school retreat and…
I have been following Casey Neistat’s Youtube channel for a a few months now and he’s a really interesting guy. He vlogs every day, shares his experiences, shares his knowledge about tech and innovation, etc. and, as a youth workers, I learn a few things that apply to me and my situation. I have always…
I came across this video with Self Help Guru Tony Robbins where he shares about appearance and what makes charismatic people so attractive. Watch the video and then read about the principle that could make your youth ministry more magnetic. Isaiah 53:2 says So, Jesus was nothing special to look at. He looked like every…
I read a book back in the day called Can You Not Tarry One Hour by Larry Lea. He shares how you can fill one hour with prayer. The problem was that I focused on filling the hour rather than connecting with God. This is not a guilt you out post to get you to…
Just a week ago I had a student tell me what she thought I got paid to do. I asked her if she’d like to call everyone in for the meeting. I was half joking. I wanted to give her a shot at ownership and leadership. Granted the task may have been outside her personality…
Trying to keep up with the teens in my group is a task but I am trying to do a better job through social media I recently wrote a post about a failed attempt to connect and what it taught me. But I am not dissuaded. I am going to keep trying. One way I…
Is it worth knowing and understanding your kids social media habits? Considering our students pretty much live there I thin it is. This teen wrote about social from the teen perspective, back in January, and breaks each medium down into whether it is relevant or not to teens. I think using social, for youth ministry…
