Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
We were running out of space. Teens were coming every week and engaged with the program. When you walked in there was an energy; yet, I didn’t feel...
I hopped into the car exhausted. We had kicked off the program, lots of teens had shown up and I already felt overwhelmed. I was excited by the...
It’s a question that always stirs up debate, “How many teens come to your ministry on a regular basis?” Rarely does anyone answer with a number,...
One night after a youth group meeting, one of the middle school students exclaimed, “I can’t wait until this year is over.” I assumed he was talking...
I’m starting over and it’s a humbling experience. I’ve been at my new job for less than a year and fall programming is right around the corner. The...
I have a fear of heights. While I can get on a plane the idea of climbing a 40ft ladder causes my palms to sweat. We all have fears that…
It felt more like a band practice than a night of worship. No one was showing up to our student ministry. We had 4 teens in the student band, 1…
I used to have that awkward encounter where I would run into a teen that had not shown up to our ministry for a while. You know that one that…
If you truly love baseball, you love statistics. The Sabermetrics, the records and the battle for the Triple Crown. There is something about knowing...
I get this sinking feeling the first few weeks of program, “Will anyone show up?” I don’t know why I worry like that because I have students telling...
As a blogger I’m pretty addicted to my website stats. I want to know who is visiting, what is drawing them in, where they are reading from and why....
Courtesy of Wikimania2009/Creative Commons License Kickoff weekend the place was filled, the next couple of weeks numbers leveled out, and now that...
