The sad reality is that people who preach reconciliation cannot reconcile and someone has to go. (You!)
One of the biggest business failures of my life..Did I learn something from the situation? Absolutely!
“cars are a unique environment and a lot can be revealed when everyone is sitting together in a confined space.”
Communication is important. But what’s more important is getting your communication right
“What do these people want from me!?”
what do you do when you have lots of questions about life, direction, God or anything?
Forbes tells us what we already know today – youth ministry is the best job in the world!
Be obedient in the small things because they really do matter
When a volunteer fully owns the vision for your ministry, you have them hooked for years.
We want to be like In-n-Out and not Five Guys. At Mars Hill we keep our schedule simple
Unhealthy leaders make unhealthy decisions and lead unhealthy people
This Is How Long Your Teen Needs to Spend on Homework to Be Better at Math and Science
A 30-Day Change Project for Youth Ministry
Proactively Responding to Parent Conflict in Youth Ministry
I don’t really believe in resolutions..What I do think January is a great time for is goal setting
As kids get older and they are woking on multiple subjects independently, they’ll need to decide in what order to complete all…
5 tips for leaning into the crazy chaos of middle school ministry
By Gavin Richardson with the Youth worker circuit
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about social media it’s this: It’s all about human connection
It’s time to dream, plan, and schedule what the coming year will look like in your youth ministry
One of the biggest hindrances to students stepping up and leading others is the assumption that they cannot lead unless they’ve been…
An Amazing Resource To Help You Accomplish Your Goals
So what do you do if you want things to change and pretty much no one else does?
A power point presentation that won’t put people to sleep
I’m writing this because burnout seems to be an epidemic in ministry leadership
We must manage and use our time well to minister effectively…
Observing her life and words, some specific lessons surface for all kids everywhere
…getting along have not always been so easy…in my own heart several reasons causing me to struggle to get along
My personal way keeping myself accountable to accomplishing my weekly tasks, remaining available to the people and issues necessary, and sticking as…
by Carey Nieuwhof : In fact, strategy trumps mission and vision. A great mission and vision with a bad strategy will fail.
…working less can actually produce better results
Ed Stetzer: Effective strategies help form fruitful ministries.
So as you stare down another year, you need to start this fall on your plan for fundraising for the coming year Here’s why
“Task + Relationship Excellence = Results”
As leaders in Ministry, we are typically focused on our department. But, there’s a bigger picture that we work within
What a soldier on a plane taught me about perspective
Dangers?!? What possible dangers are there in messaging students?
Want to thrive in youth minitry…find a way to take the information that the critic wants to express and use it to…
…without diplomacy and tact only causes us to get burned-out, worn out, or thrown out.
#1.Connect the change to the overall mission and vision…
“Stay on your side of the Google calendar. I’m taking back my family time!”
Oftentimes, it can be difficult to keep growing as leader. Here are a few quick easy ideas
kids watching 25 hours of TV in a single week Vs 25 hours of Bible teaching from church in an entire year?…
Tic Long shares thoughts on how to lead well and what difference Christ makes in us as leaders
Individual growth always comes before corporate growth
3 Subconscious But Deadly Reasons Most Leaders Have Few Friends
Young leaders are the future..Give them freedom with their schedule
….remembering these ten things would have saved me from some heartache
If churches or organizations need improved results, upgrading your leadership is often the answer
WHAT’S ON MY “TO READ” STACK, AND A RECOMMITMENT TO READ
7 crippling parenting behaviors
As I thought of this spider, I thought of four things those we can take and apply to youth ministry
Constant busyness will ultimately lead us to a desert where joy evaporates and emptiness fills our lives and relationships
How are you supposed to lead up when the person “up” is a terrible leader?
Discover the ONE THING you can do to reach preteens this summer that requires litte effort and planning on your part
Getting older Christians involved in the lives of younger ones
I see Millennials, struggle with the transition into the adult world and a huge part of that is figuring out what respect…
Piling debt onto younger generations and putting the nation on a dangerous economic course
“We’re helping families to teach youth better spending habits.”
“I’ve still got a year and a half left at my high school,”
If you want to succeed as a leader…
You’ll have to put your big boy (or girl) pants on…
And figure it out…
If you do all the talking when you pray, how will you ever hear God’s answers?” –A. W. Tozer