Hey friend,
We know this week is full.
There’s a lot happening, a lot of people to connect with, and it’s easy to move from one conversation to the next without really slowing down.
So just a quick encouragement for …
Students disappear from youth ministry for all sorts of reasons. Sports schedules get heavy, family life shifts, friendships change, or they simply drift out of the habit of coming. It is easy for leaders to assume a student is “done” …
Many youth ministries plan teaching one series at a time. You finish a study on prayer, then start thinking about what comes next. A few months later you realize you covered the same topic twice and skipped something important.
A …
Most youth pastors didn’t get into ministry because they love spreadsheets. You probably started because you care about students, you like teaching Scripture, and you enjoy building relationships. Administration can feel like the thing you have to survive so you …
Most youth pastors have heard the priority list. God first. Then you. Then family. Then work. It’s simple in theory, but hard in practice. Ministry has a way of scrambling that order without you noticing. Work starts bleeding into family …
There’s often an unspoken pressure in ministry to have a certain kind of quiet time. Early mornings. Long journaling sessions. Perfectly structured devotionals. While those practices work beautifully for some people, they don’t work for everyone. When youth pastors start …
Youth ministry can quietly convince you that a full calendar means you’re doing it right. More events. More programs. More meetings. More noise. Somewhere along the way, busyness starts to feel like success. But a packed schedule doesn’t always mean …
Think back to the people who shaped you when you were younger. The adult who believed in you before you believed in yourself. The mentor who gave you time, patience, and honesty. The friend who stayed when ministry felt heavy. …
No matter how kind, thoughtful, or faithful you are, someone will be unhappy. It’s one of the unspoken realities of leadership. Some critics are helpful and worth listening to. Some are loud and emotional. Some are just grumpy and looking …
One of the hardest lessons youth pastors learn is that saying yes feels spiritual, but it can quietly drain your soul. We say yes because we care. We say yes because we don’t want to disappoint anyone. We say yes …