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 […]
Things NOT to Do Easter Sunday! I know some people refer to it as the “Super Bowl” for the church, but still? Here are ten things as the Youth Pastor to NOT do on Easter Sunday! 10. Get the Youth Section to do the Wave! 9. Yell Song Requests as soon as the Music Pastor […]
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 […]
Here are 10 Absolutely REAL Reasons I Have Heard for “Parents for Being Late to Pick Up” their child from youth group or an event… 10. “Sorry, I Forgot How Many Children I Had?” 9. “I Just Remembered Where I Left Them?” 8. “I Decided to Take a Nap and Overslept” 7. “I Forgot That […]
A helpful run-dumb guide to ministries around your church and their communion substitutes for the traditional elements?
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 […]
YOUTH MINISTRY WISDOM FROM ELF!? Yes, even a movie like Elf, a family tradition and favorite around my house, can offer some insights for youth ministry.
What did Santa do before he got a “real job” as Santa? I think he could have been a middle school youth pastor? Here is a top 10 list of reasons? 10. He Is At Least 2 Feet Taller Than Anybody He Works With? (hello- little 6th grader way down there.) 9. Tummy That […]
YOU MIGHT BE AN OVER-PROTECTIVE YOUTH GROUP PARENT… LET’S PLAY A FUN MONDAY MORNING GAME! GUESS WHICH ONES ARE TRUE AND WHICH ONES ARE MADE UP? 10. You Want to be a Youth Volunteer because Your Daughter Might Get Pregnant During Youth Group? (during the lesson or game time???) 9. You Cut Up Your 8th […]
