Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
When people ask me about my educational background, I hesitate before responding. I don’t have reason to, I went to a great high school and a...
We’re all passionate about Confirmation, but when it comes to the preparation we totally stall. In many ways, we’ve approached preparing for the...
I was nervous to ask, but I knew I had to, “Is there a certain dress attire you expect?” My future pastor replied, “We expect that you know how to…
When you think about middle school do you smile or get shivers? I believe there are two types of adults, those of us who loved our middle school...
How open are you to the plans that God has laid out for you? It’s a simple question but one that can be a challenge to answer. If we listen…
Every year I looked forward to Christmas and Easter. While they are by far…
I remember hitting the last week of spring programming feeling like I had just finished a marathon. Exhausted and relieved I was ready to shut things...
How do you grow disciples while managing everything on your plate? Being a leader isn’t easy but it’s possible when we have the right people around...
Budgets aren’t why most of us got into youth ministry, but it’s an important and simple tool. If we have a small budget we’re limited with what we...
Last week I was meeting with my strategic leadership team and we were discussing changes to the ministry in the fall. At one point one of them asked...
Imagine running your ministry with other paid professionals in a parish that supports you and provides the professional development you need to grow....
My desk is looking pretty ugly these days. What is mostly free of clutters is now the home to piles of papers. It’s nothing new, just a part of the…
