Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
Remember when communicating was simple? If you wanted teens to come to an event you sent home a flyer. If you wanted people to join your volunteer...
There is the pastor that never shows up or even asks about your ministry. Then there is the one who is more involved than he should be. Both can...
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....
Kickoff to the year is close. As we get ready for another year of ministry at Church of the Nativity I can’t help but wonder, “Are we really ready?”...
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!”...
I’m someone who loves to laugh and have a good time. I’m also someone who doesn’t like to waste time. If I’m ever in that situation the first...
In high school I was on a baseball team that couldn’t win even if we paid the other team to forfeit. We had talent, and skill, we just lacked...
I was recently asked, “What form of communication do you use to communicate with teens?” I replied, “As many forms as possible.” The number one...
You know what you want teens to know, but getting them to embrace it is a challenge. Many times it’s easy to blame teens for not having the passion....
We all hope that day will come when a line of people randomly show up to serve in your ministry. But, that never happens. You need to go find the…
I’m asked, “How do I get more out of my leaders?” We know the more we get out of our leaders the better our ministry will be. It’s a loaded question….
Now that Rebuilding Youth Ministry is out people have asked me how it all started. The how was simple. I took blog posts and journal entries...
