Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
I was heading out to my car to drive to a youth ministry meeting when I heard, “Hey Chris, why are you rushing?” I stopped and saw the parishioner...
Are you allowing your team to be creative and collaborative? What happens when we pass off leadership to our teenagers and our volunteers? That’s...
“I can’t believe this is happening” I heard this muttered by one of our…
Beep! Beep! Beep! The alarm was going off for the third time and once again I was about to hit snooze, but that’s when I saw the clock and knew…
In this episode of the YM Transfer, my guests are Elle and Kenny Campbell. I’ve known them for a few years through social media but got to spend time...
“Where are you going?” Small groups were beginning and I noticed that one of my seniors was leaving. “I’m just heading home.” I responded, “What...
Been trying to connect with a lot of youth ministers lately and I get the same response, “Let’s connect when things slow down.” Some of them give me...
This past Sunday we shut everything down with our youth ministry. It messed with the momentum, it frustrated a few parents and teens, but the reason...
I wasn’t in the mood for advice, but he was going to give it to me anyway. We had just finished a night of ministry, and one of my volunteers…
The space was perfect, but getting to it was going to be a problem. Unless you had been to our parish before finding the entrance to where we would...
Do you know what your ministry is going to be doing in 3 years? It’s a question we don’t spend enough time on because we don’t even know what our…
The wait was killing me, I had to move into action. I started setting up tables and chairs, even though I had eager helpers on their way. I convinced...
