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…
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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...
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Dec 4, 2015
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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...
MYMU Admin
Dec 2, 2015
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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...
MYMU Admin
Nov 30, 2015
What REI Reminded Me About Growing Disciples
REI recently launched their #Optout campaign. According to USA Today: REI is taking direct aim at the frenzied consumerism that dominates the...
MYMU Admin
Nov 27, 2015
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...
MYMU Admin
Nov 25, 2015
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...
MYMU Admin
Nov 23, 2015
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...
MYMU Admin
Nov 20, 2015
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...
MYMU Admin
Nov 18, 2015
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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?”...
MYMU Admin
Nov 16, 2015
Why Confirmation Preparation Is Broken
Last week Church of the Nativity hosted the Matter Conference. In my breakout Commissioning the Next Generation I was asked, “What do you do to...
MYMU Admin
Nov 13, 2015
What People Get Wrong About Leadership
Early on I thought leadership was simply being in charge of a group of individuals. Tell people what to do and they’ll do it because you are in...
MYMU Admin
Nov 11, 2015