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Lessons From A Broken Door

I do most of my writing at a Starbucks by my son’s school. And for the last couple of weeks I’ve noticed an incredible phenomenon. People continue to...

The Best Way To Equip Parents

I recently was doing an interview and the question was asked, “What resources do you use to equip parents?” While there are great resources and tools...

How Is The New Year Going To Be Different?

I think we all like this time of year.  Even if you don’t like Christmas you do like the fact that a New Year allows us to hit that imaginary…

How To Survive The Craziness Of Christmas

Christmas started the day Halloween was over (Maybe even earlier), but now that Thanksgiving has gone and passed the pressure to get everything done...

accountability

Are You Leading Out Of Insecurity?

I was worried. I was worried that I was losing control of my team and instead of addressing those feelings I took out my insecurities on them. It was...

Communication

Why No One Is Showing Up To Your Event

Nothing is more frustrating then spending copious amounts of time planning an event only having no one attend. It’s a moments where we ask, “Is this...

Values I’ve Learned From Prison

I’m a part of unCuffed Ministries, an organization that serves youth charged as adults in the criminal justice system. Each week I go into the...

Why Parents Really Are Crazy

My first encounter with an angry parent was a phone call on my second day of youth ministry. The parent called to complain that her son was not in...

Teaching Your Teens About Tithing

Anytime you do something different you are guaranteed feedback. When we started an offertory at our high school worship program the feedback we got...

Do You Love Where You Work?

Do you love the church that employs you? It might seem like an odd question; however, it’s an important one to answer. It’s a question that rarely...

asking

How To Get Volunteers In A Dying Parish

A fellow youth worker once said to me, “Chris, it’s easy to get volunteers when your church is thriving but how can you do that when it’s dying?”...