Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
In my third year of youth ministry I was asked to take oversee both the middle and high school ministry. I would like to say the transition was...
When you keep it simple, life is easier. That’s not to say simple is easy, it will just save you a lot of headache. When I first started out in…
I have forgotten how to say, “NO” recently. The other morning as I was getting ready for work I grew overwhelmed as I thought about everything that...
Every so often I’ll be in Starbucks and come across former students. Most times they’ll walk over and ask me a question. I encourage them to sit and...
Measuring success within youth ministry is hard; however, important. The other day a small group leader was sharing with me the story of a boy in his...
For the first three years of ministry I felt that there were certain people out there trying to sabotage me. Sounds ridiculous; however, there were...
It breaks my heart every time a volunteer leaves because he or she felt that they “Weren’t Needed“. I would always feel like I let them down. I...
Organizing trips and events are not my strong suit in ministry. It’s something about the numbers, the phone calls and corralling of teenagers that...
One of the biggest time wasters out there are poorly run meetings. When I leave one of these meetings I’m distracted and annoyed because my time is...
It took me a while to recognize that I should be serving parents. Who could blame me? Two weeks into my job I got a phone call from a parent…
Easter marks a transition time when our ministry starts brainstorming new ideas for next year. The goal is to dream big in the spring, plan in the...
A few summers ago I was training for a marathon and struggled greatly with endurance. I had no problem upping my mileage until I started embarking on...
