Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
Today we are welcoming hundreds of church workers to our Matter Conference. It’s really exciting to meet other men and women in the trenches. There...
I’ve got a great pastor, and we’ve got a healthy relationship. Unfortunately, it has not always been smooth sailing. There have been times when I’ve...
Starting out in youth ministry was difficult; however, I was in a good situation. My predecessor was still on staff and able to walk me through my...
Last night was a small crowd but a powerful experience. There was pressure to cancel last night’s high school gathering because most of the teens...
I used to grow frustrated every time we held an event or meeting and no one would show up. I thought the announcement was clear. We had date, time,...
There have been several children’s directors the nine years I’ve been on staff at my current church. While all have been great people, the working...
Currently we have roofers out to assess the condition of our roof. I’m no expert but I’m thinking we’ll need a little bit of work done, because roofs...
I was newly married and excited to be with my wife. It was the first time we would attend Mass at our church as husband and wife. However, our...
Some of the best memories I have from high school are of the adults that invested in me personally. They sat with me through my parent’s divorce....
Twice a year I like to take a week and break from blogging. It gives me a chance to reflect, breathe and just focus on other things. One of those…
It was a long day. The commute was rough, people at work were in a bad mood and distraction after distraction built the misery. At the end of the day…
There was a time when I did not enjoy the emails from our Business Manager reminding us that our credit card reconciliations were due. I did not...
