Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
Almost burned the house down the other day. It wasn’t like I was playing with matches, in fact, I was trying to cook a nice meal. Unfortunately, I...
Ministry is a big job, and it’s built upon a pile of diverse and crazy tasks that require a dozen different skill sets. None of us are born with a…
Like many people I was totally surprised by the Pope’s resignation this past Monday. To step away from a level of leadership takes a lot of courage....
I remember begging and pleading with my friends to come to my church’s youth ministry when I was in high school. I would do my best to persuade them...
In my first year of youth ministry I did something I rarely advise first time youth ministers to do. I MADE A BOLD MOVE. When I began in youth...
You never realize how valuable your team is until one of them leaves. It’s like losing a friend or breaking up with someone you love. Granted there...
I struggle with self-righteousness. That can be dangerous when you are a leader, especially a leader of young minds and hearts. My self-righteousness...
Thursday and Sundays are extremely long days followed by long nights for me. We have student programs for our teens on both those nights. Thursday...
A few days ago I came across a guest post on Michael Hyatt’s blog entitled Lessons From The Ordinary. The post was written by Skip Prichard and it...
No one likes failure. I hate the feeling it gives you. It takes away your self worth and confidence. However, failure can also help you grow as a...
Last night we had one of our students give her testimony. It was raw and honest. It was powerful. You could tell that she was nervous about sharing...
I had to make a hard decision the other day. This past Sunday night our youth ministry was faced with making the decision to cancel our gathering...
