Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
Another email filled with another reason why another person could not attend my meeting. It was frustrating, and demoralizing all at the same time....
I once believed that I completely understood parents. This was before I ever became one myself. After all I had younger siblings and cousins and I...
We’re a couple of weeks into the program and I already want to make changes. It’s not that the program is a disaster, I just see things that need to…
As I walked up to the door I saw a student hanging outside. I asked him if he was okay and he responded, “I’m fine, I’m just not sure if…
The weeks leading up to kickoff I’m a mess. It’s always been that way. The stress of making sure volunteers have materials, knowing that the pizza...
As I got into my car smelly and sweaty I let out a huge sigh of relief. After a year of planning and prepping my parish just launched a brand…
I remember a few years ago sitting down with my diocesan director and telling him that I wanted to create an innovative youth ministry. He said that...
I had a team of people who wanted to work with me, I just wasn’t utilizing them. Every week they’d tell me, “Chris, is there something you want us to…
At a recent parish meeting, an older parishioner walked up to me and asked, “How can we get more young people to attend this church?” I smiled and...
It would be nice if youth ministry was like golf where if you messed up at the beginning you could get a do-over. I can’t tell you how many times…
In the first couple of years my ministry I was great at recruiting volunteers, but really struggled with expanding my capacity as a leader. I would...
As Labor Day approaches I’ll be starting my second full year of youth ministry at my current church. Starting over is an interesting process, it’s...
