When I look back on my different ministry experiences, I don’t think about the books I read, or the conferences ...
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It's nearing the end of the calendar year. Some of us are overly busy in Advent and Christmas services, while ...
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Not Just Okay - It's Necessary Whether we realize it or not, it's not just okay, but necessary to hold ...
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Let's start with what we know Firstly, we have all been young before. While we may never have felt isolation ...
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I’ve made a lot of mistakes in youth ministry—a lot! Many of my mistakes came when I first started as ...
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It can be a difficult task to make a difference in a student’s life. Sometimes, it can feel like there ...
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Teenagers tend to naturally leave their parents in the dark. Should we do the same as Youth Ministers? And how ...
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As a kid, church was a normal part of my life. During the week, I can remember attending children’s choir ...
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In this episode, Josh French from Cokesbury United Methodist Church shares how a tragedy in his life lead him to ...
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You know the urge. You look around the youth room, your program, or even the team and think - I ...
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Have you ever thought that ownership and talents go together? Perhaps the teens in your youth group are just looking ...
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Have you ever tried to do long-range planning, only to discover you get too busy to put that plan into ...
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Did you know that poor planning can actually lead to ministry burnout, conflict, and a failing ministry? Planning is more ...
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What if you are hiring the wrong person? Where do we find quality candidates that will fit our church's culture ...
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In this episode, Brian and Kirsten talk with Emily Felgenhauer, Director of Youth Ministries at Hyde Park UMC in Tampa, ...
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When my son Paul was in first grade, we moved from the Washington, DC. area, to Pittsburgh, PA. I had ...
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