Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
Earlier this week I spoke on the Ave Maria Press Webinar “Rebuilding Youth Ministry In Your Parish“. What I loved about the webinar were the amount...
I used to get angry when people critiqued my speaking ability. They said I would speak too long, or I made too many points. The truth was that I...
Unfortunately people are not mind readers. If they were volunteers would do want you want them to do. Students and parents would get why you want...
If given the option, time, money and support most people would create their own content. The reality is that many of those things are in short...
When I became a youth minister I took the biggest salary increase ever. Of course before I was a youth minister I was a volunteer making $500/month....
One of the biggest mistakes we make in youth ministry is assuming every teen that walks in the door is on the same page. We assume our audience has...
As a kid I remember the excitement of going door to door on Halloween yelling, “Trick or Treat“. Each time I got candy. I never had to trick someone....
You cannot avoid public speaking as a youth minister. Whether it’s workshops or a part of your regular job communicating a message is inevitable....
It can be a struggle to get your ministry noticed by the rest of the church. As a youth minister you know teens can contribute and have an impact....
No one had shown up to their small group. I could tell morale for these leaders were at an all time low. No one likes to feel like a failure….
A part of youth ministry is disappointment. Volunteers will quit when you are already short staffed. Teenager who are growing in faith will hit...
Even as a parent I still find serving other parents a little overwhelming. One moment they can seem pleasant, the next moment it feels like they are...
