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youth leaders can't come
25
Apr
April 25, 2022April 19, 2022 By Dan Istvanik
Youth Ministry Humor

Real Reasons Leaders Can’t Come?

REAL REASONS LEADERS CAN’T COME? TEN REAL EXCUSES I HAVE REALLY HEARD FOR WHY A VOLUNTEER WAS CALLING OFF FOR THE NIGHT!  10. I can’t stand my small group of students anymore, and I need a night off from them!  9.  I think my rap career is finally taking off. 8. I broke my neck […]

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Keep People Coming Easter
18
Apr
April 18, 2022April 14, 2022 By Dan Istvanik
Youth Ministry Humor

Keep People Coming After Easter!?

KEEP PEOPLE COMING AFTER EASTER!? A quick ran-dumb top ten list for your day after Easter “ministry hangover”… 10. Bacon Sunday- a free pound of bacon for every friend you bring? 9. No Cover Charge Sunday- one Sunday a year, that offering WON’T be taken? 8. Give-Away Sunday- shoot polos and button-up oxford out into […]

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Awkward Youth Pastor Moments
04
Apr
April 4, 2022March 31, 2022 By Dan Istvanik
Youth Ministry Humor

“Awkward Youth Pastor Moments”

Here they are the real but amazingly AWKWARD YOUTH PASTOR MOMENTS…  10.)…You say something in a lesson and realize it means TWO VERY different things!  9.) …You get caught slapping your spouse’s butt at church!  8.)… You are in your office alone and fart, then immediately someone comes in!  7.)… You run into a student in public […]

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youth ministry parents
21
Mar
March 21, 2022March 16, 2022 By Dan Istvanik
Youth Ministry Humor

“REAL Meetings with Parents”

REAL MEETING WITH PARENTS… Absolutely REAL-LIFE reasons Why I Have Had to Call and Ask to Meet With Youth Ministry Parents.-Dan Istvanik

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Country vs City
14
Mar
March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 By Dan Istvanik
Youth Ministry Humor, Youth Ministry Thoughts

City vs. Country Youth Ministry

City vs. Country Youth Ministry: I have done both in 27+ years, from the deep south, Louisiana to Amish Country Pennsylvania. I have worked with students just outside of Washinton DC and in the western suburbs of Chicago.  Here is what I have figured out?  So Far…  10. Street Racing? (souped-up cars VS. souped-up horse & […]

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07
Mar
March 7, 2022March 3, 2022 By Dan Istvanik
Youth Ministry Humor

Youth Ministry “Sacred Cows”?

YOUTH MINISTRY SACRED COWS!  WE ALL HAVE THEM AT OUR CHURCH AND MINISTRY.  WE FEED THEM, RAISE THEM, AND KEEP THEM AROUND.  MAYBE IT IS TIME TO PUT THESE TEN “OUT TO PASTURE”!?  10. We still feed kids junk food, even though we know it’s terrible for them—Our body is the “Temple of the Holy […]

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Top 10 List
24
Jan
January 24, 2022January 26, 2022 By Dan Istvanik
Youth Ministry Humor

Top 10: Ran-Dumb Youth Pastor Stereotypes?

Youth Pastor pesky stereotypes about who we are and how we act?!!  Every Group has them, people in youth ministry do too!

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10
Jan
January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 By Dan Istvanik
Youth Ministry Humor

Things I Have NEVER Heard a Student Say?

10. I started coming because of your excellent branding, logo, and super cool ministry name.  9. We all really feel like you should wear skinny jeans and get more tattoos, so you can be more relevant.  8. Tonight was way too much fun.  7. Please stop sending me personal handwritten encouragement notes.  6. My parents realized that […]

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church based reality shows
03
Jan
January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 By Dan Istvanik
Youth Ministry Humor

RanDumb Top 10: Church-Based Reality Shows?

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 […]

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youth ministry New Years
27
Dec
December 27, 2021December 26, 2021 By Dan Istvanik
Youth Ministry Humor

Youth Ministry New Year’s Resolutions!?

Youth Ministry New Year’s Resolutions, a top 10 list to make the new year something different?  10.  I Will Not Do A Lock-In This Year? (*no matter what your students, parents, and Facebook walls say)  9.  I Will Drink Less Coffee, Monster, and Red Bull? (*your energy will come from the spirit this year…the Holy Spirit, just to […]

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