Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
Everyone loves vacation, but jumping back into the office afterwards is another story. All that waits are feelings of dread. But, that doesn’t have...
It’s easy to go online and find a rant from some teacher, or youth minister griping about parents. The comments range from, “They just don’t care!”...
The week to week grind is pretty hectic. You wake up and it’s Monday, you blink and the week is gone. Deadlines are approaching and you panic because...
With the beginning of the fall season right around the corner it’s important to get everyone on the same page. The tendency is to plan a slew of...
Something we say a lot around Church of the Nativity is that life change happens in circles. We believe that small groups at the adult, teen and kid...
Life change happens in small groups. But, small groups only work if you can find the right people. People who will commit for the long haul. It can...
No one wants to face BURNOUT. It’s the threshold where everyone around you is irritating. Moving through the day is like running through mud. And at...
A key to a consistent ministry is small groups. It’s small groups where teens go deeper. It’s small groups where life change can happen. But, it’s in...
An area of youth ministry that I struggle with is forming student leaders. The reason is because every attempt I had I found myself forming an...
Volunteers are key to the growth and health of your ministry. It’s a challenge to recruit them and it’s another to get the most out of them....
It’s heartbreaking when you learn a former teen is no longer going to church. You feel like a failure and wonder, “Could I have done something more?”...
Parents used to scare me. I used to think they were out to get me because many interactions were filled with criticism, disappointment and stress....
