Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
Who’s in your village? Who are the people that are helping you grow to know Christ? When we surround ourselves with men and women who love God and...
When I was young, everything in my life was so emotional, so dramatic, so…
Unfortunately, many of us believe the lie that it’s lonely at the top. When you become a leader it’s easy to feel alone, the burden of our decisions...
Numbers for enrollment are down, way down. Part of me hopes it rebounds once schools are back in full swing; however, I know deep down inside that...
I could see her frustration. Here I was, complaining about doing everything to keep the ministry flowing, when she interrupted me and said, “You...
After years of going back and forth, I finally enrolled in grad school. The reason it took me so long to make a simple decision is that I was too…
Every word we use matters. Whether you use them to cast vision, encourage a friend, or identify yourself, what you write or say makes a difference....
Doug Fields’ excellent book Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry is a great road map to the often-bumpy territory of a novice youth minister’s...
How are you doing? It’s a loaded question that we often respond with a simple answer, but deep down inside, there is a more profound feeling, and...
As I headed up the driveway, I could see the whole family emerge from the house. It was a weird experience to be greeted by the family, but when you…
Why did you get involved in ministry? That’s a different story for each of us, and the journey that God calls each of us into is unique. No matter...
It felt like our parents had just busted us. Standing at the door of our youth space was a teenager staring at us, confused. Most weeks, this...
