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Keeping It Relational

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....

I’m Out…For Now

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…

accountability

What’s Your Breaking Point?

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…

Confidence With Money

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...

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...