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Aug 2018
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Apr 2018
The Michiana Meet Up by Allison Williams
A couple of weeks back, 50ish of us gathered for the DYM Michiana Meet Up. It was the brainchild of Derry Prenkert, John Keim, and Jeff Selph. Those guys did an incredible job organizing, advertising, and structuring the day. …
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Feb 2018
Favored Leaders
I love my youth ministry’s adult leaders. They’re the backbone of my youth ministry. They’re people I’ve recruited, equipped, and mentored. Some have served with me for almost a decade. I take caring for them seriously.
In my context, adult …
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Jan 2018
What Voices Are You Allowing To Speak Into You?
If your ministry setting is anything like my ministry setting, you have a lot of people telling you what they need from you and your ministry. There are so many voices speaking into how you should lead, what decisions to …
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Oct 2017
A new metric
During a recent organizational assessment I did through Arbor Research Group, I asked one of the ministry’s leaders how critical it was for his staff to recruit and equip adult leaders. In response, he said, “When they get their job …
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Oct 2017
I Just Graduated from DYMU!
In my time as a student ministry intern at Church at the Mall, I’ ve been blessed by my overseers with quite a few awesome resources and opportunities for spiritual learning in ministry.. But I have to say,, the
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Oct 2017
Say what you mean to say
I recently asked my student leaders to evaluate who our ministry talks about most: God the Creator, Jesus the Savior, or the Holy Spirit.
My student leaders waffled between God the Creator and Jesus the Savior before one eventually suggested, …
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Sep 2017
5 Skills That Every Youth Minister Needs To Develop If They Want To Continue To Grow
I’ve never been a fan of the Duties Assigned By The Pastor blurb that appears on most youth ministry job descriptions. It’s just a reminder that youth ministers are expected to do everything.
There is nothing wrong with being a …
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May 2017
How To Have Tough Conversations Where Students Still Want To Come Back
How well do you want to be known by the students in your area for having tough but needed conversations?
I think where a lot of ministries (not just youth ministries) who struggle with having having deep, real, raw, confrontational …
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Apr 2017
Introducing DYM University
In all my years of youth ministry, I have tried all types of methods and technologies to deliver important training to my volunteers.
Well-trained leaders have always been crucial to my ministry, and it’s always been a tension to get …