Booking Speaking for 2023 Youth and Family Ministry has been my calling and passion for almost 28 years. My secondary calling and passion are youth workers themselves, their health, marriages, and families. I studied Education at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, Biblical Studies and Counseling Psychology at Clark Summit University, and studied at Davis College. My […]
Tired of the weekly question from your parents and students, “Is there anything special happening this week?” Now you can answer honestly… “EVERY WEEK IS SPECIAL!!” by actually making every week special, unique and fun. It is not that hard or expensive. Below are all REAL, “in-the-trenches” Youth Ministry Nights I have done or am currently doing! These are […]
Launching a Campus Ministry
A few years ago, while writing monthly top ten lists for Group Magazine, they asked me to come up with a list of things that youth pastors “settle for”? Here is what I came up with… 10. Mid-90’s 15-Passenger Van as Your Ministry Transportation. 9. $5 Little Caesar’s Pizzas as the Meal for Every Event. […]
Get Your Game Face On! What if the teens don’t like the game? What if the game is a flop? How can I get more game ideas? These questions are normal for anyone who has been working in the youth ministry for any amount of time. We want to focus on the most important thing, […]
Why Talk About Technology? If you are working in children’s ministry (Generation Alpha) or youth ministry (Generation Z), you are working with “Digital Natives.” Young people have never experienced a world without the internet, cell phones, and digital devices. We live in an advancing digital, technological age. The future is now, and it will just keep […]
November Hilarious Youth Group Holidays, special dates to you make your youth group special in your student ministry in November. Nov. 2nd (Wednesday): National Deviled Egg Day Oh the fun you could have with deviled egg games and eating contests!! Nov. 6th: (Sunday): National Nacho Day Three Words- “Kiddie Pool Nachos” Nov. 8th: National Dunce […]
I choose to lead with my wife and family, when I lead my ministry, especially in the area of family and parent ministry.
Social Media Savvy is a hard thing to come by and to balance. Social media over the past decade or so has been a gift and a curse. It has allowed youth workers to have an almost continuous flow of connection into the lives of our students. It has also been a window into […]
Why Key Ministry Leaders Fail? I grew up in a pastor’s home. Some of my best friends growing up were pastor’s kids. We would go to ministry conferences as a family growing up, so I was able to quietly observed ministry leaders from “behind the curtain.” I attended a private Christian school and was […]
