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 …
It has been a great season but a tiring one.
For the last 2 years I feel our ministry was running on all cylinders. We had a full team, amazing volunteers and student leadership was killing it. We had two …
Wednesday Teaching Series: Friday, Saturday, Sunday. We are going through the Easter story and highlighting different days of the weekend. Each week we will talk about a different day and things we can learn from this amazing story.
Sermon in …
Man…
I have been so off with this Wednesday in Review thing. I apologize. New baby, short staffed… I blame that because it makes me feel better. I will work on making this better and more consistent.
Wednesday Teaching Series:…
Two of the most commonly asked questions when it comes to recruiting leaders:
I feel the first one is easy. Biggest need? Probably like many …
Fall is coming.
If you are thinking, “It’s way too early” then I think you are already behind. When summer hits, events, services and camps will already be here and you will fall behind (speaking from experience here). We are …
We have all put on an event for our student ministry that was a total flop.
We have all put on an event in which was a total hit and students loved it.
Have you ever thought of what the …
Three years ago, our associate pastor left to take another call. Our church immediately scheduled a farewell dinner. I assumed the students who she’d worked closely with during her tenure at our congregation would attend. While some did, most didn’t. …
I think one of the hardest things about a job as a youth worker/pastor is watching a student who used to be so involved not be anymore. A student who you have seen God made a complete 180 degree turn …