
Four Strategic Decisions For Summer Ministry
Ministry in the summer can fly by. Summer can feel like a whirlwind from ending the school year, celebrating graduations, ...
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When Rules Are Broken & Consequences Are Necessary
We've all had it happen. You’re leading a group of teens on a weekend retreat. Let’s say you’ve got 25 ...
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Organization For The Overwhelmed
Have you ever double-booked yourself? Or maybe had a complaint from the church finance team because you've lost receipts again? ...
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That Happened At Church: Great Feedback
Have you ever experienced feedback? Even the best feedback can be challenging to receive. Now imagine receiving that feedback on ...
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Is It Ok To Struggle With Your Faith?
Short answer, yes. It is perfectly normal to struggle with some doubts about your faith. The more thoughtful answer is… ...
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Isolation & Loneliness in Teenagers, Part 2
We Need To Be Prepared In Part 1 of Isolation and Loneliness in Teenagers, we shared normal stressors in the ...
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Relationships With Teens & Families
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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Five Ways To Prepare For Next Year
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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Should We Hold Teens Accountable To Their Faith
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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Did You Forget About Parents of Teens?
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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Four Reasons Your Student Are Not Connecting
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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Teens, Parents, and Youth Ministry Communication
Teenagers tend to naturally leave their parents in the dark. Should we do the same as Youth Ministers? And how ...
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Making Change In Ministry
You know the urge. You look around the youth room, your program, or even the team and think - I ...
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Engaging The Talents Of Teens
Have you ever thought that ownership and talents go together? Perhaps the teens in your youth group are just looking ...
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Long-Range Planning The Right Way
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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Ministry Planning For Success & Not Burnout
Did you know that poor planning can actually lead to ministry burnout, conflict, and a failing ministry? Planning is more ...
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Must-Have Youth Ministry Hats
When my son Paul was in first grade, we moved from the Washington, DC. area, to Pittsburgh, PA. I had ...
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5 Ways To Break Through Imposter Syndrome
Imposter Syndrome. This is the name that is given to that overwhelming feeling that you are a fake, a fraud ...
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5 Ways To Personally Navigate This Season
How will you continue to navigate this season? March 8 was the first Sunday that many churches throughout the world ...
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When Spirituality Is A Struggle
Right now, spirituality is a struggle for many of us. I’ve recently been following Jon Steingard, former lead singer of ...
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5 Reasons To Change Churches
We have all been there as youth ministers… attempting to discern when and why to change churches. Hopefully, these ideas will help ...
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WHAT DO YOUTH WANT?
It’s time to set the annual calendar for the youth ministry. Who do you invite to the meeting- church pastor, ...
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Give Yourself A Break
I do not know who needs to hear this but give yourself a break. You are doing the best you ...
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Summer Of Opportunity
“Losing what we thought our summer would be, just sucks!” I said that to a student a few days ago ...
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5 WAYS TO STAY HOPEFUL, FRUITFUL, AND PRODUCTIVE IN SOCIAL DISTANCING MINISTRY
Whether you are serving in youth ministry, children's ministry, or family ministry, you are now doing ministry differently. The challenges ...
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7 Ways To Minister In Times Of Social Distancing
You are in social distancing, so should ministry stop? Absolutely not! Here are 7 ways to minister in times of ...
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5 Ways to Hurt Your Ministry In Times of Social Distancing
It feels that the Covid-19 situation has rapidly escalated, leaving us in ministry unsure about our roles. To help you ...
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Stop Doing That
Sometimes it is good to stop doing that - by that, I mean what you have always done or what ...
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3 Ways To Grow Your Youth Ministry in 2020
It is probably safe to assume that you would like to see your youth ministry grow. No matter who you ...
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YOU MAY BE YOUR MINISTRY’S WORST ENEMY – PART 2
You may be your ministry’s worst enemy. A few weeks ago, in part one, we discussed one way you may be ...
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WHY AND HOW TO BEGIN A YOUTH PASTOR NETWORK
You are a rare breed. Not many people would give up their Saturday to spend it with middle school students, ...
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5 TYPES OF LEADERS YOU NEED ON YOUR TEAM
You know that you need a team of leaders. To get this team, you will have to recruit people. It ...
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YOU MAY BE YOUR MINISTRY’S WORST ENEMY
You could possibly be the worst enemy of your youth ministry, volunteer team, and students. As leaders, this is never ...
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