I’m a 15+ year youth ministry veteran with a bit of advice that I’d like to share because I learned this the hard way: Develop a social safety net outside of your church. Do something that connects you to people
This is the second article in a series of blog posts titled The Emotionally Healthy Youth Worker by veteran youth worker and therapist Jason Wilkinson. You can find the link the first blog post here.
Let’s be honest, youth …
My husband Alex and I made a hard decision this year. We decided to leave the Bay Area and head to his home state of Idaho. When we were praying through all of this and felt this was the right …
This week DougPods rejoins us on air, we’ve got a new top 5, a brand new minute to win it challenge, AND Cooper is bringing us God’s Word this week as we talk about… DATING & RELATIONSHIPS. …
This week we’re getting a little history from nonother than George Washington himself, some incredible competitions and prizes, and get this… SOME KARAOKE, you heard that right. Then we will be diving into God’s Word and continuing the series “Help …
The great part of having a great volunteer process is that it will help get the best leaders into your ministry. But with that, it means there will be some people who either decide that youth ministry is not …
This is a part of my ongoing series on complaints Youth Pastor’s often hear.
The first post was about why we play games in Youth Ministry. You can read it here.
The second complaint comes from parents who will …
Ministry is draining. So often we can walk away from a small group, service, or event feeling tired, rejected, or like a failure. I know of the anxiety that comes with not feeling “good enough.” I have gone into the …
Ministry is full of amazing moments where we get to participate in God’s kingdom work. As leaders, we experience many great things as we proclaim and live out the Gospel. Is it always easy? Nope. However, we have …
“I didn’t sign up for this.” Have you said those words during the last three months? Have they taken up residence in your heart? Well, the truth of the matter is, you didn’t sign up for any of this. You …