An Uncool Calling to Youth Ministry? This thought began as I read the Instagram post from Skillet frontman John Copper, called “Make Pastors Uncool Again,” a while ago. In it, he addresses the continual trend of cool and hip pastors that acts more like rockstars than pastors… “..promotes himself, builds his brand, and entertains people..” […]
An Honest to Goodness, List of Ten Real Reasons, I Have Personally Heard Over the Years for Not Coming to Youth Group! 10. I am grounded from youth group? (seriously how bad do you have to be that your parents take away God and church.. “That is IT young lady, no God for you, 2 […]
A Ran-Dumb Top 10 List for Church-Based Reality Shows, that SHOULD BE Real Shows?!! 10. Church Rescue– Bar Rescue and Restaurant Impossible tries to help flip a declining church….with a bit more yelling but just a little less cussing? 9. Little Youth Pastors, Big Churches- Drop a fresh out of seminary know-it-all youth pastor into a mega-church […]
If you are anything like me, you got into ministry for the steady diet of greasy pizza and Mountain Dew. But, as the Bible tells us, we cannot live on pizza alone (I think that’s the King James version if you can’t find it in your Bible). Too often, we find our health is the […]
Yep, you read that right. I’m a pastor, and I’m encouraging you to shut down ministry. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not encouraging you to STAY shut down, but if you don’t shut down at some point, you’re setting yourself up for a spiritual desert. God never intended for you to keep going and going […]
Last Minute Christmas Relays- A part of the Christmas Dollar Deal Collection. Here is a quick list of TEN last-minute Christmas relays, perfect for your upcoming Christmas party, staff event, and even kids ministry fun!! Combined them all for an entire Christmas Party night/event. Use them throughout the season at your regular gathering nights Includes: […]
“In the Beginning”, a 3-Lesson Series about the partnership of Faith and Science. A great lesson for middle school or high schoolers. It is easy-to-use and a done-for-you set of lesson presentations. Each lesson addresses the topic of God’s creation of the world, us, and purpose as they intersect faith and science to reveal to […]
Last Minute Christmas Games- Here is a quick list of TEN last-minute Christmas games, perfect for your upcoming Christmas party, staff event, and even kids ministry fun!! Combined them all for an entire Christmas Party night/event. Use them throughout the season at your regular gathering nights Includes: Downloadable single-page PDF with simple, easy-to-understand instructions. ADD […]
A CRAZY WILD SMALL GROUP VERSUS SMALL GROUP CHALLENGE! The perfect team-building game for the Christmas season for a regular youth group night or to add on to your Christmas Party. A huge hit around our ministries over the years, it recently updated and made a downloadable PDF just for you. The game and challenges […]
Young, A 3-Week Lesson Series about what God has to say about being “Young”. Each lesson is written uniquely breaking up the upfront speak by using discussions throughout, instead of all at the end either with a partner, small group or as a big group discussion. These questions can easily be used or moved […]
