Communication

Build A Crowd With Clear Communication

Last Thursday night Sonic opened up a restaurant by my church. Sonic Restaurants are nothing new to the Maryland area; however, this was a big deal....

Patient Leadership

When I started out in youth ministry I remember wanting to be at the top of my game right away.  I was not at all patient which made me irritable….

Disciplines Of A Healthy Leader

In the last marathon I ran I suffered from immense calve cramps. Some of the cause was dehydration; however, a good portion was due to a lack of...

atmosphere

Bragging About Your Volunteers

I know I don’t say it enough, but I have a great group of men and women who volunteer in our student ministry. Yes, I’m bragging, because they...

The Perfect Youth Ministry Game

It was supposed to be the perfect youth ministry game. Teens were to chug a soda, eat some saltines and first one to whistle won. No one whistled,...

change

Timing Is Everything

This past Saturday my family went to Hershey Park. It was a little bit of a risk because there was a huge rain storm making it’s way across the...

conflict

How To Deal With Confrontation

Confrontation seems to always rear it’s ugly when you least expect it. Whether it’s in an email or done face to face it can put you in an awkward...

Developing Leaders And Not Breaking The Bank

I’m blessed to be at a church that takes developing leaders seriouslly. We know that we can only do so much and if we aren’t growing leaders we...

Don’t Forget Youth Ministry Is Fun

I’m happy to say there have only been a few moments in my youth ministry tenure where I’ve thought, “This is no longer fun.” It was during those...

Communication

Getting People To Show Up

I get this sinking feeling the first few weeks of program, “Will anyone show up?” I don’t know why I worry like that because I have students telling...

bold

Bold Volunteers Bold Ministry

Last Sunday was fall kickoff for our middle school program and the energy was thumping. The feedback I got from some of our volunteers was a mix of...

attendance

Know Your Youth Ministry Stats

As a blogger I’m pretty addicted to my website stats. I want to know who is visiting, what is drawing them in, where they are reading from and why....