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Aug 2018
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Jul 2018
Adult leader’s training: The one thing you shouldn’t skimp on
On the way home from a recent youth ministry trip, I sat next to my colleague, Joe, on the plane. We both knew that in many ways, this trip was the last significant thing I’d do as youth pastor in …
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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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Nov 2017
DYMU Spotlight: Remembering Names Pays Off
Got this great story in from Bobby about Download Youth Ministry University! Thought you would enjoy it, and maybe consider checking out DYMU for your ministry as well:
…We challenged all of our youth workers to complete DYMU 101
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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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Aug 2017
Questions To Ask Yourself To Level Up As A Leader
As leaders of a ministry we are constantly challenging those we serve and serve with to grow closer and closer in their relationship with Jesus and in their leadership ability. Unless you are intentional about it, it can be really …
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Jun 2017
3 Challenges For Your Team This Summer
In between all the camps and vacations, most of us take the summer to evaluate, change and improve the ministries we lead. While looking at content and reconfiguring your systems are key, it’s also important to take things up 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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May 2017
A Few Tips On How You Can Begin To Change The Culture Of Your Group
I was talking with our worship leader and he said, “It’s like we have a whole new group of people and values than we did 2 years ago.” It’s true. The atmosphere is way different now, intentionally so, and it’s …
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May 2017
5 Indicators Your Volunteers Are “All In”
Don’t you just love your volunteers? Honestly though. We would not be able to do what we do without them. They are the backbone of any ministry. Every ministry at some point wonders if their volunteers “get it” and if …