Coming This Summer…Small Groups At Chick-fil-a?
Today’s the last Uprising (our high school program) for the year. We take a break from what we usually do, which is a more structured setting filled...
Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
Today’s the last Uprising (our high school program) for the year. We take a break from what we usually do, which is a more structured setting filled...
I’ve been told the retreat I take students on is disliked by everyone. I’m not a fan of absolute statements because it makes everyone look like a...
Recently too many parents of 20 somethings have approached me about talking with their kids about God. It’s a cry for help that’s breaking my heart....
Over the last two weekends we’ve recruited 56 people to get involved in student ministry. That’s insane for us considering that’s how many people we...
These past few weeks I’ve been giving my volunteer ministers a shot at presenting the message. When they asked me how long the message should go I...
Excuse me if I struggle with this post my back is sore from being thrown under a bus. At a meeting last night it was revealed that I was solely...
We’ve asked some of our high school seniors to give a testimony to our 5th and 6th graders explaining how they discovered their God given potential...
Do you have that friend who always seems a little bitter…you know pessimistic? You ask, “How are you doing?” and they respond, “Things could be...
A hidden hobby of mine is calligraphy. It’s one that I haven’t used in a while and while my day to day penmanship doesn’t reflect my skill, it’s...
They’re back! The college students are coming back and asking me, “What’s up?” This is good because they feel that this church is home, it’s a place...
I’m sure I’m not the only youth minister that had the Rapture come up in their small group discussion this past week. Didn’t matter if I wanted to...
I’ll be honest I was not always a fan of small groups for teens, it was too hard to please everyone and they got too cliquey. With that said, I gave…