Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
It breaks your heart, when a teen opens up and shares with you that they’re hurting. It changes the way you look at youth ministry. Almost like...
I love writing about my experiences in youth ministry. For years those stories have been shared in one on one conversations and this blog. People who...
I love youth ministers, because they are my people. I love talking shop and sharing moments. And then there are the times when I need a break. That’s...
Some of my most productive moments happen on a plane. I’m locked into a seat, with nowhere to go and the view out my window is priceless. While I...
All they wanted was file space. After years of asking, I finally found time and space in my file drawer for some of our office volunteers to store...
I couldn’t decide if I was frustrated or depressed. Maybe I was feeling both. Only nine parents showed up for our information meeting on Confirmation...
Two, then three and then four years would pass by and I was frustrated. I was frustrated because I wondered, “When would we arrive?” Meaning, when...
No one, especially my pastor, likes to be caught off guard. Surprises allow emotions to take over and it causes the situation to grow complex. When...
“Shouldn’t we go this way?” shouted someone from the back. “No, I think it wants us to go right.” We were at a crossroads on the Appalachian Trail...
It felt like people were conspiring against me. It was another email from a volunteer saying, “I can’t make it, something came up.” I was ready to...
The other day someone on staff asked, “What our discipleship path?” In other words, “How are we growing disciples at our church?” It’s a challenging...
If you need to meet with me make it worth my time. I’m a meeting snob, because I have little margin and do not want it compromised. I want to…
