I’ve been in youth ministry for over twenty years now. And in the world of youth ministry, that is a long time. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Foundations of Youth Ministry”] Over the course of two decades, I’ve learned a lot. I’ve learned a lot of things that they never taught me in my youth ministry courses in…
My Current Philosophy Of Ministry
This post is part of the Foundations Of Youth Ministry series. Check out the rest of the series! A couple of days ago, I wrote an article on Why You Need To Develop A Philosophy of Ministry. In that post I discussed four things that having a philosophy of ministry will help you with: effectiveness,…
Why You Need To Develop A Philosophy Of Ministry
This post is part of the Foundations Of Youth Ministry series. This is the first post in the series. Check out the rest of the series! A philosophy of ministry is one of the most important pieces of the youth ministry puzzle. This simple document is foundational to developing a solid youth ministry. But what,…
Memorize The Sermon On The Mount – Week 12
Moving right along in our memorization of the Sermon on the Mount. This passage is a bit less poignant in my life. I’ve never had to take anyone to court, or been taken to court. It might happen someday, and so this passage will be good to have in my mind to draw on. The…
Going Paperless Can Be Easy!
I’ve been struggling for the last several months with the amount of paper I produce. I’m not fanatically “green” or anything… although I firmly believe that we are called to be wise stewards with our planet and its resources. But simply from a perspective of bulk, I produce a lot of paper. I’ve been trying…
How God Instills Margin When You May Not Even Know You Need It
One of the big buzzwords in my life recently is the word “margin”. I hear it everywhere. I read about it on blogs. I was even handed a book recently on creating margin in my life. I placed it on the shelf. I’ll get to it soon. Right. A couple of weeks ago, I hurt…