Discipleship, Evangelism, Featured, Worship
3 things I want my students to know before they graduate (part 1)
Graduation is coming up! What do you want students to know before they leave youth group?
Culture, Featured
Talking about my struggle with pornography at church
It's a common struggle that's rarely discussed in church. I publicly shared my story and co-taught on the subject. Here's what happened...
Featured, Leadership
Youth Pastor is more than a title
We limit the title of Youth Pastor to someone who works in a church, but there's probably more "youth pastors" in your group than you think.
Featured, Personal Reflection
I’m struggling with re-entry into America after being in Haiti
After my recent trip to Haiti, I'm struggling with so many different tensions that I can't quite put words to yet.
Featured, Personal Reflection
Video report from Haiti YMATH Missions Trip: Day 1
I'm in Haiti right now, until February 17. Here's a video of our first update, plus links to more updates.
Discipleship, Evangelism, Worship
3 things I want my students to know before they graduate (part 2)
Posted on 17 March 2010
READ PART 1: Yesterday I shared 3 things I want my students to know before they graduate – part 1. This second part addresses how we try to accomplish those three things in our ministry. Obviously, this is all a work of the Holy Spirit. I believe we are all depraved beings and that our natural [...] Continue Reading
Discipleship, Evangelism, Featured, Worship
3 things I want my students to know before they graduate (part 1)
Posted on 16 March 2010
Graduation is coming up! What do you want students to know before they leave youth group? Continue Reading
Culture, Featured
Talking about my struggle with pornography at church
Posted on 15 March 2010
It's a common struggle that's rarely discussed in church. I publicly shared my story and co-taught on the subject. Here's what happened... Continue Reading
Time Out
Time Out: Overworking does not impress God
Posted on 15 March 2010
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer) From Mrs. Lettie Cowman’s wonderful book, Springs in the Desert, comes this interesting tale from African colonial history: In the deep jungles of Africa, a traveler was making a long trek. Coolies had been engaged from a tribe to carry the loads. The first day they marched rapidly and went far. The [...] Continue Reading
Podcasts
Questions and answers from MinistryQuestions.com #3 [Podcast]
Posted on 13 March 2010
Every month or two I like to bring to the table some of the questions other ministry workers ask at MinistryQuestions.com and have a live discussion about them. There’s always a lot of great input both on the site and in LIVE YM Talk. This week we cranked through 8 youth ministry questions: How to respond to [...] Continue Reading
Friday Freebie
Freebie Friday #168: H.A.B.I.T.S. bible study talk sheet
Posted on 12 March 2010
Brian McNarry, a youth worker in Manitoba, Canada, contributes another Freebie Friday for this week. Thanks, Brian! If you’ve read Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, by Doug Fields, you’ve definitely heard of the H.A.B.I.T.S. acronym. Each letter stands for a habit that any growing Christian needs to form. This sheet summarizes H.A.B.I.T.S.. You could talk through this with [...] Continue Reading
Church Ministry, Leadership, Personal Reflection
Lessons from my 3 year anniversary at Alexandria Covenant Church
Posted on 11 March 2010
Last month, February 18 to be exact, was my 3 year anniversary at Alexandria Covenant Church. Not long, I know, but still significant. I’ve grown and learned a lot through my time here so far. Here are some of the learning points for me. Most of them are things we all know already, but it’s [...] Continue Reading
Church Ministry
An amazing opportunity to partner with a Haitian church
Posted on 09 March 2010
One of the main objectives for our trip to Haiti last month was to meet with local pastors, build connections and explore the possibility of coordinating an effort for American churches to partner with them. (My pictures of one such meeting here, here and here.) Thankfully, that objective is now coming to fruition due to [...] Continue Reading
Communication
5 reminders for communicating news with teens and parents
Posted on 08 March 2010
Last year I shared with you some of the ways my youth ministry communicates with teens and parents throughout the week, and last week I posted the entire video of my seminar on the subject, too. If you watched the seminar video, these points will sound familiar to you. Here are five things to remember about [...] Continue Reading
Time Out
Time Out: The race to burn out in ministry
Posted on 08 March 2010
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer) The race of ministry Two paddle boats, both powered by coal, left Memphis about the same time, traveling down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. As they traveled side-by-side, sailors from one vessel made some critical remarks and jokes about the snail’s pace of the other boat. Heated words were exchanged between [...] Continue Reading
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