Each Church Is Its Own Sub-Culture…Every church has its own traditions, words, rules, and personality. When you arrive at a new church, take the time to ask questions, learn, and don’t just assume things. Churches like other countries and even families have their own ideas and definitions when it comes to A LOT of things. […]
Successful Marriage AND Ministry Trips- Ten tips that work for both your marriage and your ministry! 10. Faithfulness- Don’t be check out other people’s… 9. Fun- Enjoy and learn to laugh. Learn to laugh at yourself. 8. Plan- Make plans and stick with them, what you say you will do…do! 7. Relax- Take and find […]
Be Focal, Buy Local with your youth ministry. Let’s be real, we spend money, whether we are the big church in town or small fry around the corner we are spending our church’s (*God’s money) or the parent’s money. Why not be more “Focal” in our spending by buying “Local”? Whether it is the next […]
Using Parents as Parents As Youth Leaders. Does the sound of that idea make you quake in your Vans? It doesn’t have to. Parent volunteers can be our allies, our trusted group of faithful, hard-working ministers whom we link arms with. There are many reasons why having parents as youth ministry volunteers is a good […]
ENGAGING MIDDLE SCHOOLERS IN SMALL GROUPS IS SOMETIMES CHALLENGING; OTHER TIMES, IT MAY SEEM IMPOSSIBLE. She was awkwardly staring me down, like only a middle school girl with a little too much attitude could. We had dismissed into small groups a while ago. I had asked her a simple question, “Why aren’t you in your […]
Things Have to Change Post-Covid! Whether it is finally, truly over, is to be seen but it would seem like after exactly two years, we are emerging from Covid. Schools, restaurants, stores, and yes, the Church. Now as we come out of this as churches and youth ministry, it is time for us to […]
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 […]
What is holding your ministry back? What are things that might be keeping you and your ministry from God’s best and blessing? Here are 10 Things That Are Personally Holding Your Ministry Back… 10. Your Personal Pride (Prov. 16:18) 9. Your Personal Insecurities (Phil. 4:6-9) 8. Your Personal Purity (Titus 1:15) 7. Your Personal Preferences (John […]
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 […]
