Communication

How To Speak With Authority

I was jealous. In my third year of ministry we booked a guest speaker on purity. Everyone was engaged and into it. I couldn’t believe it. I would...

How To Increase Your Salary

Money can stress me out. I don’t like that it does, but when something breaks or a life change that involves money happens, I can freak out. I love...

5 Qualities Of A Successful Small Group

There’s only a few weeks left with my senior guys small group.  It’s sad because I’ve met with them at least once a week, every week for the last 4…

Can You Have Too Much Fun?

I’m a huge fan of April Fools Day. I do everything from small little, “gotchas” to well thought out pranks. This year I switched around the contents...

Communication

How To Advertise Your Youth Ministry

The first year we separated our Confirmation program from the regular high school ministry program numbers plummeted. Teenagers no longer had to...

Communication

How To Take On The Competition

The days are longer and Spring is trying to bust through. This can only mean one thing…lacrosse season is here. While there is competition to our...

How To Involve Your Spouse

I met my wife over ten years ago. We were both volunteers in Baltimore City with dreams of changing the world. She was with me through my interview...

Communication

Funding Your Youth Ministry

I’m not a money guy. Meaning I don’t enjoy the budgetary side of youth ministry. Spending the money isn’t a problem, it’s the funding part that...

4 Message Speaking Tips

It feels like I’ve been doing a lot of speaking lately. On top of talking to teenagers on a weekly basis, I’ve been traveling with my Pastor Father...

accountability

Advice For Rookies

As I go through the process of writing a book I find myself reminiscing an array of moments. Many of them are filled with joy and then some filled...

Rules To Creating Epic Games

In my first year of youth ministry I would feel immense pressure creating the ultimate game. Games are fun, fun means teens are having a good time...

challenges

Facing The Elements In Youth Ministry

My buddy and I were heading to Vermont for a little ski trip when we were met by a heavy snow storm.  It was difficult to see, and our speed…