Stop Comparing
I saw a shirt once that said: “I run…. I’m slower than a turtle in molasses in the winter, but I run”. I have never seen something that more accurately describes me as a runner. But I do love to …
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Jun 2020
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Jun 2020
The Death of a Calendar
If you’re anything like me, planning isn’t just a thing you do, it’s part of who you are. One of the best days of my year is the day I get to hang a new wall calendar up and start …
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Jun 2020
Reinflating Student Ministry after Covid 19
Remember when you knew how to do youth ministry?
Like, you really could “blow it up,” so to speak.
Before “coronavirus,” youth ministry was this amazing balloon that we’d inflated, decorated, wrote on and bounced around. We went to conventions …
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Jun 2020
Youth Ministry of Micro-Influencers
A recent study, “The Influencer Report: Engaging Gen Z and Millennials”, was published by Morning Consult. The market research and data intelligence company surveyed over 2,000 13-38 year-olds and reported some fascinating observations from their findings.
Let’s focus in on: …
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May 2020
8 Things White Youth Pastors Can Do About Racism
(From a black youth pastor)
I’m a black youth pastor at Restore Community Church, in Kansas City MO. The month of May 2020 has been especially tragic for the African American community. Beginning with Ahmaud Arbery’s killing at the hand …
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May 2020
Student Ministry and the Prodigal Son
Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son comes at the end of a series of stories about lost items. The moral of the stories of course being the importance of turning away from the things that pull us away from our …
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May 2020
The Story of Your Summer
If you have ever cried at a 30-second commercial or Hallmark preview, you probably love stories as much as I do. This week we officially made the decision to cancel our summer camp plans, this was not the story I …
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May 2020
These Rules Exist Because of Youth Ministry
If you’re not a part of the DYM Facebook Community, you really should be.
Just using the search function in groups to find out what THOUSANDS of youth pastors around the country have done or are attempting to do …
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May 2020
It’s Time to Make a Plan
Most of the country is still closed down. Some of it however, is opening back up again! If your leadership is anything like mine, they are stressed out. There’s a whole bunch of new guidelines they are trying to follow …
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May 2020
Enough!
You might feel a little bit like Ansley Higginbotham right now.
Whether you’re a parent or a youth worker in the lives of students, this tension is real:
…One thing I’ve noticed:
Even a pandemic cannot seem to stop the