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Oct
I choose to lead with my wife and family, when I lead my ministry, especially in the area of family and parent ministry.
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Oct
Pumpkin Pandemonium Game Book is a collection of TEN Pumpkin-Based Fall Games! Perfect to create a whole event night for the fall or as a Halloween alternative. These games will even work into November as part of Harvest Festival or Thanksgiving events. Play one game a week for the entire fall, enough games to take you […]
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Oct
Social Media Savvy is a hard thing to come by and to balance. Social media over the past decade or so has been a gift and a curse. It has allowed youth workers to have an almost continuous flow of connection into the lives of our students. It has also been a window into […]
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Oct
Oct
15+ Appropriate Halloween Fall Movies. This is a question I hear every year around this time, “What is an appropriate movie to show students during the fall…Halloween season!?” Obviously, this is always a bit of a delicate topic with “Halloween” parties vs. “Fall/Harvest” parties so please do not be offended. Here are a few that […]
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Sep
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Why Key Ministry Leaders Fail? I grew up in a pastor’s home. Some of my best friends growing up were pastor’s kids. We would go to ministry conferences as a family growing up, so I was able to quietly observed ministry leaders from “behind the curtain.” I attended a private Christian school and was […]
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Sep
Pumpkin Pandemonium Game Book is a collection of TEN Pumpkin-Based Fall Games! Perfect to create a whole event night for the fall or as a Halloween alternative. These games will even work into November as part of Harvest Festival or Thanksgiving events. Play one game a week for the entire fall, enough games to take you […]
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Sep
Sep
Resource Review: “Raising Girls,” a Christian Parenting Book, A Practical Guide to Faith-Based Parenting.” First, I must apologize to the author of this book, Todd Jones. I was so excited to receive this book after reading his previous books and getting to know him over the years. This book sat on my desk for a […]
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Sep
“Did You Hear About So & So?” (Icebreaker) is a great youth group mixer to get to know each other better! Especially great this time of year!
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Youth Ministry Leadership Fails
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Youth Ministry Hints, Youth Ministry Resources, Youth Ministry Thoughts
“Reaching The Spiritual Orphans”
PERSONAL NOTE: On Thursday, December 2, 2021, the world lost a giant in youth ministry. Mel Walker was a mentor, friend, and surrogate uncle to me. He was always willing to talk, pray, and guide me through the path of personal and ministry life. We spoke regularly about the future of youth ministry. I can […]