HERE THEY ARE, TEN DIFFERENT KINDS OF YOUTH PASTORS? 10. The Jock They are all about the game. Whether it is a sport, dodgeball, or something they just made up, it is on! They dress like your gym teacher and kind of act like them too. Lesson? Oh yeah, we will hit that up at […]
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 […]
REAL MEETING WITH PARENTS… Absolutely REAL-LIFE reasons Why I Have Had to Call and Ask to Meet With Youth Ministry Parents.-Dan Istvanik
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 & […]
Youth Pastor pesky stereotypes about who we are and how we act?!! Every Group has them, people in youth ministry do too!
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 […]
