Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
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…
Yesterday’s post was all about writer’s block and how to bust through it, which in turn sparked a great idea for this post (irony?), “Why we as youth...
If you are like me you have a lot of writing to do, whether it’s a blog post or a message for you ministry, you feel as if you are…
I don’t get it, the forecast was 70% chance of rain showers and thunderstorms, no way I was going to play kickball with my 8th grade guys. So I...
We’re about to head into the home stretch before our summer schedule takes off. This summer we keep meeting consistently; however, our format is a...
I like recruiting ministers; yet, I hate it at the same time. I like sitting down one on one with a potential volunteer and sharing vision because...
It was an awesome game in theory. The idea was students had to chug a bottle of soda and then eat 5 saltines, first one to whistle won the prize….
Best way to reach me? Twitter. Right now it’s the best way to reach me because my twitter feed is up most of the day and even if it isn’t…
