Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
illwwwI’m a leadership junky. I love reading books, listening to podcasts, watching videos, and going to conferences where my leadership itch can be...
It was the end of an evening of ministry and I was chatting with teens waiting for their parents to pick them up. One teen told me that he had…
“No one understands what I’m trying to do.” I could sense the frustration in her voice. I was talking to a youth minister who felt like her pastor...
It had been a long summer and finally the first weekend of fall programming had arrived. I was not looking forward to it. We had just made the...
As the weather gets warmer our mind begins to shift to summer programming. Usually that means: Summer camps Mission trips Personal vacation Some of...
We’ve all gotten that look. The look as you walk into your office and people wonder, “Where has he been the last couple of hours?”
At a recent conference I ran into a friend of mine who had recently started over in ministry. We were both talking about our fresh start and came to...
The shipment had finally arrived! As I pulled out the books, with their shiny new covers and I believed all my problems would be solved. Finally, I...
I was rushing from a youth ministry meeting to pick up my son from aftercare. Somehow, my wife knew I was going to be late so she called me to…
The emails and phone calls were pouring in and they all asked the same question,
I couldn’t believe it, the kid was walking away. Just a few moments ago a teen was walking up to our ministry, tried a door that happened to be...
There is always a pause. No one is ever ready for the question, “Why would a youth minister want to work for your parish?”
