Communication

Guiding People Through An Ever Changing World

Last week, our state announced that masks are optional indoors and out for those who are vaccinated. The Archdiocese responded a few days later,...

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Are You Afraid Of The Change That Must Happen?

s There are some nights I feel completely overwhelmed. As I lay in bed, staring at the ceiling fan, wide awake, I wonder, “How am I going to fix...

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How To Make Changes While Your Ministry Is Moving

We’re a couple of weeks into the program and I already want to make changes. It’s not that the program is a disaster, I just see things that need to…

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How To Create Positive Change In Your Ministry

It’s usually around this time of year when we’re motivated to make changes. On top of the personal resolutions I’m willing to bet you’ve got a few...

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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...

Communication

How To Pull A Youth Ministry Audible

Football is back and so is a new season of youth ministry. And just like football there will be times when you need to make a last second change....

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How To Embrace Constant Change

Change is never easy. Even when we yearn for change it can still be difficult. But, how we handle change is important because it impacts our...

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Attitudes Leaders Should Avoid Embracing

“Shouldn’t we go this way?” shouted someone from the back. “No, I think it wants us to go right.” We were at a crossroads on the Appalachian Trail...

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Timing Is Everything

This past Saturday my family went to Hershey Park. It was a little bit of a risk because there was a huge rain storm making it’s way across the...

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Initiating Change With Success

After attending my first church conference I was ready to make huge changes in my ministry. On the plane ride home I crafted a new strategy that...

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Can You Make A Change?

After three years of youth ministry I had a hard conversation with my pastor and associate to the pastor. It was about the struggling high school...