Does Your Ministry Need More Humor?

I forget to laugh and smile. That can be dangerous for a youth minister because let’s face it; you need to have a sense of humor to survive....

What It Takes To Delegate Your Ministry

Ordering pizza brings me anxiety. I know that’s something you don’t expect to hear from a seasoned youth minister but it’s the truth. For some reason...

Why Therapy Is A Part Of My Formation

As I sat in the waiting room, I wondered how I got to this point. Therapy wasn’t a foreign concept for me; it was something that I had gone to…

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Why A One Dimensional Ministry Hurts Your Parish

I used to function under the belief that if I created a dynamic program for teenagers, they would come. That meant incredible music, off the chart...

Building A Dynamic Team Of Volunteers

Is Your Ministry Too Complicated For Your Volunteers?

It was the end of the night, and I was talking to some of my new volunteers. I asked them, “How did it go?”, one of them replied, “It was great,…

Are You Investing In Your Own Faith?

The last time I went on a retreat that had nothing to do with youth ministry was over 15 years ago, and that’s not okay. It’s funny to think about…