New 1st Time Student Follow Up System
Last week I wrote a bit about our training and our new leader badges that had our WINS as a reminder for them in plain site (read the post HERE). I said I would talk about the QR code …
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Oct 2020
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Oct 2020
My Five Biggest Youth Ministry Regrets – Part 5
This is part 5 of a 5 part series
We have come to the end of my regrets as a youth pastor. I have shared my regrets with bathing suit policies, empowering women leaders, parent ministry and not sharing the …
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Oct 2020
DYM = More than Resources
I often say, “I came to Download Youth Ministry for the resources. I stayed for the community.”
When I jumped into DYM as a member and author, I was immediately aware of the dynamic duo of Timothy Miller and Andrew …
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Oct 2020
Put The WINS In Plain Sight
In my last post I went through the “Four F’s” that we have challenged all of our leaders to do this year in regards to our Wednesday nights and small groups (read it HERE before continuing to read). One of …
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Oct 2020
My Five Biggest Youth Ministry Regrets – Part 4
This is part 4 of a 5 part series
In the past three posts I have discussed my regrets with bathing suit policies, empowering women leaders, and parent ministry. Today’s I look at my own ego and share how I …
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Oct 2020
Leader Training: The Four “F’s”
A few months ago I gave our team a survey with one of the questions being about what are the best leaders at your campus doing in engaging small groups. All of our staff, without knowing what others said, …
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Oct 2020
Give What They Want To Sneak In What They Need
Even though we are back meeting in person, our digital strategy has not changed when it comes to our youth ministry. We are still looking to engage students online in ways we were not doing before COVID and still continue …
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Oct 2020
My Five Biggest Youth Ministry Regrets – Part 3
This is part 3 of a 5 part series.
In the first blog post, I wrote about how I regret making bathing suit policies. In the last one, I wrote about how I wished I empowered women more in my …
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Oct 2020
I Am Weary
Youth ministry friends, I am weary.
Actually, that’s not true. I’m next level stupid-exhausted.
I have a feeling I’m not alone.
I have a feeling I’m not alone.
2020 has brought a giant storm of challenges and troubles like I’ve never seen. The weight of racial tensions
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Sep 2020
Bonsai Christianity
Building a Student Ministry that Raises Up Giants
During the holidays I look forward to sipping my pumpkin spice latte on a brisk autumn day. I look forward to the peppermint milkshake at Chick-fil-A. It is without question unmatched among …