accountability

Get Them Through Their First Year With Success

Courtesy of james.thompson/Creative Commons License The first year you own a house is usually the hardest. No matter how new it feels like when one...

Taking Care of Business #SYMC

Courtesy ofby cogdogblog/Creative Commons License Felt good to go for a run this morning. Feels good to take some time to soak in everything that...

Finding The Right Voices #SYMC

Courtesy of by zigazou76/Creative Commons License “Who am I to tell you what you need to know when it comes to ministry?” That’s a voice that I...

Being Attacked #SYMC

Courtesy of Rainshift – www.rainshift.com/Creative Commons License John 10:10 – A thief comes to steal, kill and destroy, I have come that they may...

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Are you BREATHING? #SYMC

It’s always a great feeling when you hear a great speaker and you feel like His message is directed at you. It’s God telling you, “This is what I...

If Your New And Anxious Being At #SYMC

Courtesy of Patrick Kelley, U.S. Coast Guard/ Creative Commons Landed, arrived and started reconnecting. If you’ve been to the Simply Youth Ministry...

Stuff To Do On A Plane (That’s Legal)

Photo Credit: viZZZual.com / Creative Commons License It’s early, I said good bye to my family and the moment this is published I should be on my way...

What You Can Look Forward To At SYMC

I’m not liking the weather report for Friday in Louisville, KY. It says severe storms and I’m not sure what that means for my flight from Baltimore....

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3 Reasons Not To Dwell On Perfection

Courtesy Of Freestockphoto.biz I used to style my hair; however, I grew tired of it. Not because I didn’t like the style, I just got tired of...

How To Handle Rejection

Courtesy of Striatic Photostream When my 2 year old son wants something he’ll say, “D…d…d…d…d” which is both cute and obnoxious, considering he...

How Christian Are Your Ministers?

Courtesy of Photo Rack I’ll never forget my first few messages in youth ministry for two reasons. One, they were poorly written. Second, I felt like...

Is Your Job A Ministry?

© Photographer Ricardo Verde Costa | Agency: Dreamstime.com Met for an early lunch with a friend and peer in ministry the other day. In the past year...