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4 Attitudes That Will Derail Your Ministry

Vision and strategy are key to important to your ministry. But, even if your vision is clear and your strategy is solid it can still be derailed by...

Will Students Come Back To Your Ministry?

Will students come back? It’s a question even the most seasoned youth ministers will ask. If you want the answer to be yes then you need to make sure...

accountability

How You Could Sabotage Your Ministry

What would happen to your ministry if you were to walk away? Would it continue to grow or fall apart? It’s a question we think about from time to...

How To Deal With Losing A Student

On Monday I had to say goodbye to a very special person.  A former student of mine was laid to rest and it was one of the most painful experiences…

When To Kick A Student Out Of Your Ministry

You talk to the kid before, after and during program. Nothing you do seems to stop him from being a distraction. You hate to admit but sometimes wish...

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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...