I had the pleasure of sitting on a panel today to play the part of a board member grilling a potential youth pastor. I hate to admit it but I had way too much fun. I asked hard questions based on my own experiences and questions I wished pastors would have asked me. Needless to…
If it’s ok with you, I’m taking a break from writing about youth ministry and I’m going to share what I have been reading and what I am learning from it. The knowledge is bursting in my mind like fireworks. Read on and feel free to “Ooooooh!” and “Ahhhhhhhh!” I have been reading a…
Photo Credit: Welcome to my 200th post!! I never thought I would get here. I was lazy, uninspired, and, well, lazy. But, since January, I made the commitment to write five days a week. Five days straight, Monday through Friday. To celebrate this land mark event, I am giving aways free music. You could win…
You’ll have to pardon me this morning if my words seem incoherent, last night at youth there were rubber chickens, a water fight between a leader and a student, a message including Dragon Ball Z, and I think there was prayer, it’s all a bit blurry after that. I think I blacked out. Onward. I…
I tried an experiment a few days ago. I texted a bunch of my kids, maybe 12-15, and asked them to take a picture of something that they are struggling with. They could have taken a picture of their homework, a bully, a teacher, their parents, etc. How many pictures did I get back?…
Last night a used a tool that has served me well over the years. I would go as far to say that prayer stations may be the most powerful tool I have used in youth ministry. Let me explain why. Prayer stations engage our kids in a way that preaching and even small group bible…
Happy Monday everyone, I spent the weekend at a new event, for me, in both name and content. I attended the Killer Tribes Conference in Snellville, Ga. hosted by Bryan Allain. Like every conference it had it’s hits and misses. To my knowledge, I was the only youth pastor at the event which made…
Yesterday I shared a conversion I had at a game store that sold me on a hobby I was interested in. As a youth pastor who focuses, (some say obsess) over the process of discipleship, I knew what was happening to me, I was being evangelized and offered the opportunity to be discipled in the Warhammer 40k…
Super-bug viruses are powerful and deadly. Doctors are frantically trying to keep up with how it spreads, where it is spreading, and it’s make up to come up with a shot that will counteract it. Equally as powerful and deadly is the super bug called Negativity and it can take team out quick. Let’s…
I am tired of that negative voice in my head. Do you know the one? The one that makes you second guess your efforts? Make you wonder if you or you’re youth meeting had any impact? These kind of thoughts make you wonder whether you’re good enough, smart enough, or brave enough to lead your…
