
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.
After my recent trip to Haiti, I'm struggling with so many different tensions that I can't quite put words to yet.
I'm in Haiti right now, until February 17. Here's a video of our first update, plus links to more updates.
It's true and I can hardly believe it! I hope I'm prepared to have my worldview shattered by God from what I see and experience in Haiti.
Location-aware mobile games will impact ministry. Here's what's ahead for social media and youth workers.
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
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
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
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
Posted on 06 March 2010
This is a guest post by Ashley Engleford. If you’d like to submit a guest post for LISM, read this. Being a youth leader is very time consuming. For many of us the more time and energy we give to the ministry, the more crazy our home life becomes. To be successful as a youth Leader [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 05 March 2010
Last weekend at the Simply Youth Ministry Conference I was scheduled to present the same seminar I lead at conference the year before, “Communicating youth group news with teens and parents throughout the week,” except as I was going through my old notes, I was surprised how outdated a lot of it was already. It’s [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 03 March 2010
I spent last weekend with 2,500 other youth workers at the Simply Youth Ministry Conference. It’s really no secret that I’m a big fan of the conference and everything it stands for. They’re doing a lot of amazing things that no other conference is doing. For only being 4 years old, it is truly very [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 02 March 2010
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. Continue Reading
Posted on 01 March 2010
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer) When is the last time you felt stressed out by your ministry? How many times a week does the stress get so high it impacts your moods and performance? It seems like stress goes with the territory, that it is an occupational hazard. But does it need to be that way? Stress [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 25 February 2010
Brian McNarry, a youth worker in Manitoba, Canada, contributes this week’s Freebie Friday. Thanks, Brian! It’s a Bible study discussion guide about Jesus’ encounter with the rich young man in Matthew 19:16-23. It starts with some, “Would you rather,” questions and ends by asking the question, “What are you living your life for?” Brian said he’s [...] Continue Reading