Winning as a Leader
We all want to lead well in the face of extreme struggle and crisis. If you are honest, you don’t want to just lead through this, you want to win and beat the obstacles in front of you. The hard …
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Jul 2020
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Jul 2020
Effective Leadership Requires Agility
AGILITY!!
It’s a text I have been texting our team as a response lately. This word is something our leadership has instilled in us to embrace. I always knew this word was a important but I understand it even more …
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Jun 2020
There Is No Going Back To “Normal” Youth Ministry
Ministry as it was is no more. I keep hearing people saying, “I can’t wait until we get back to normal.” We need to stop saying and thinking that. If we were to do ministry exactly the same way as …
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Jun 2020
Our Reopening Plan For Youth
This weekend our church is opening up here in California for the first time in almost 4 months. There are lots of things happening to make that happen and I am excited/anxious to see how the vibe will be as …
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Jun 2020
Youth Pastors, Cancel Culture, BLM, Politics & Our Response
This might get some heat, but it’s something I have been sitting on for a while and I just got back from vacation. When I get away it allows me to collect some thoughts a bit better. This is not
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Jun 2020
Party of One
You prepped a lesson. You planned games. You posted on social media. You showed up. But they didn’t… or maybe just one did… Sure it’s been a crazy few months, but things are finally coming back to some sense of …
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Jun 2020
Online Segments, Bits & Videos For Service
It is time for another post going through all the segments, bits, serious stuff and spiritual growth elements we have been working with for our online services for the past few weeks. We are in week “God only knows because …
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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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Jun 2020
Perception Of Being Real Vs. Actually Being Real
We know that as youth workers social media is a really big thing. We are in it, whether we like it or not because that is where our students are. And if we are honest, we can get sucked into …
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May 2020
I’ll Say It… I’m Over Online Services
I’ll say it out loud for everyone. I’m over online services.
I miss my people.
I miss having meetings in person.
I miss live worship and live messages.
I miss the after-service patio hangs.
I miss in-person small groups.
It …