HERE ARE EIGHT QUICK, IN-THE-TRENCHES, REAL-LIFE YOUTH MINISTRY HINTS FOR YOUR NEW YEAR Never Buy More than a Couple Extra T-shirts Than You Have Kids and Leaders. (the leftovers will haunt you for years) Never Pre-Buy Tickets for Events, Before You Know Who is Going. (you will lose money every time, pre-sign up & pre-pay always) […]
Teaching Church, Reaching Church? “We are a teaching church, not a reaching church….” were the actual words from my previous Senior Pastor, as he explained to me a few critical points of my new position and his vision for the church. He was just heading toward finishing another degree in an Ancient Language before his […]
Over the Hill Youth Ministry: Three Lessons…I am now in my 29th year of youth ministry, 25 years of full-time, on-staff church youth ministry. Here are three things I have learned from being “over the hill.” There is a growing trend among youth workers. They are staying in youth ministry longer. They are choosing to […]
“Hilarious Holidays for March” is another quick monthly hint and help to change things up a bit in your youth ministry and make “every week special“.
Remember that thing called a Bible? Need a living example of why time in the Bible matters? His name is Anthony Kelly, and he’s something of a modern-day ninja, able to literally catch high-speed tennis balls, paintballs, and arrows with his hands. Having broken over 50 World Records, he’s been a featured guest on Mythbusters,Stan […]
Youth Pastor Survival Tips, A Randumb and Real, Monday Morning Top Ten List… 10. Never Fall Asleep During a Lock-In/Overnight Event. (do you like your eyebrows?) 9. Eat A Healthy Breakfast Every Morning. (skittles and a 24 oz Monster does not count) 8. If Attacked by a Group of Upset Middle School Girls, Curl Up on the […]
A Personal Note: Mel Walker wrote this post a while ago. Mel passed away over a year ago, but he leaves behind a legacy of wisdom and insight personally for me and in the youth ministry world. With continued permission from his family, I share the insights he wrote for this site and others. If you would […]
“12 Signs for Finding God’s Will in Ministry”. I had the conversation again, this time it was with my whole staff team. We were going through a study and the topic of the week was “hearing from God” and finding God’s will. I shared as often do what I am about to share below. Over […]
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LOCK-IN, OVERNIGHT EVENT HINTS. I will be real I had not done a lock-in or an overnight event in many years until a few years ago at a previous church. It was a multi-church event, and it was good. I am currently not planning one any time soon again. I have various reasons why to […]
