Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
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...
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....
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….
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
