Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
I graduated from college with a Bachelors in Communications. My main focus was Electronic Media which at the time meant radio, television and film. I...
I came across a great blog post by Jared Dees that talked about paradigm shifts that need to take place in a more traditional religious education...
I thought our high school ministry was dead. A year after taking over our attendance dropped significantly and consistently we had twice as many...
I like to think that I’m a creative person and even if I’m not, it’s a huge part of my job. I’m constantly looking to engage students into the story…
Finding volunteers is a challenge, having to recruit them in large amounts is even more overwhelming. In the past the pressure to find these men and...
Here’s a post I wrote two years ago, something to consider this Memorial Day: For many of us this a transition moment in our years. Schools are...
I don’t like my time wasted. Unlike other things in life once time has gone by you cannot get it back. I went to a meeting not too long ago…
Yesterday we had our Family Ministry Retreat. A volunteer at our parish opened up his river house allowing for those of us in Children’s and Student...
Communication is key. I learned this early on in my ministry when I couldn’t figure out why people weren’t responding to my messages, emails, etc. I...
Summer is unlike any other season in ministry. While we only shut things down for a few weeks, when we resume the format of our summer is slightly...
Early on when I started observing and studying successful churches I found myself growing frustrated. The problem was a lack of patience. I would see...
Rejection is like being punched in the gut. Air escapes you and a moment of panic invades the mind. It’s such an upsetting feeling it’s easy to...
