It didn't take me too long to realize that working in ministry is not an easy job. To start with, we are responsible to help people grow in the most important ways--their relationship with God. That's a giant role that I am glad really falls upon God, but still, He chooses to use you and … Continue reading The 24-Hour Rule
Discipling Your Team
I've written a few blogs over the years about forming, developing, equipping, empowering, and training your team. I've even talked about recruiting and growing your team. All of this is good, but I wanted to bring up something many of us within the church unfortunately leave out of the plan—discipleship. Some of you are wincing … Continue reading Discipling Your Team
Equipping and Empowering Your Team
One of the most important things we are called to do is pull others into ministry, equip them, and empower them to be used by God. The truth, though, is that we have limited bandwidth. So we need to rethink our organizational structure to add more voices and high capacity people. Then we need to … Continue reading Equipping and Empowering Your Team
Realizing More that I Cannot Do this Alone
Below is an excerpt of an article I wrote for the National Network of Youth Ministries' blog. Click the link at the bottom to read the entire piece. What if we did not do youth ministry alone? Yes, we need to network with other youth workers. It should not stop there, though. We should also network … Continue reading Realizing More that I Cannot Do this Alone
Reflections from the Fan Expo Denver 2021
Below is an excerpt of an article I wrote for LoveThyNerd. Click the link at the bottom to read the entire piece. The last 18 months have torn us apart in many ways. At this point, we all know how much the COVID pandemic separated us, forcing us to remain socially distant. On top of that, … Continue reading Reflections from the Fan Expo Denver 2021
Recent Podcast Appearances (Summer/Fall 2021)
Every once in a while, I get an opportunity to be a guest on other podcasts. Here are some of the recent ones from over the past few months. I share them in case you want to listen, but more importantly, I share them to recommend you subscribe to them. Nick Blevins' Family Ministry Podcast … Continue reading Recent Podcast Appearances (Summer/Fall 2021)
What if…? Student Ministry Edition
I'm a fan of the What If? comics from Marvel, and I was excited to see they were making a TV series on Disney+. It's a series of stories told from a different perspective, each based around one or more changed details from the original story. For instance, what if Peggy Carter got the super … Continue reading What if…? Student Ministry Edition
10 Tips for Managing Your Student Ministry Volunteer Team
If we are truly going to make an impact on the teens in our community, we cannot do it alone. We need a team. But how do we put together a team, and what do we do with them? I've previously written up a list of tips on how to recruit a great team. Let's … Continue reading 10 Tips for Managing Your Student Ministry Volunteer Team
Why I Will Never Stop Playing Video Games
Photo by Arturo EG on Pexels.com If you're new to this blog or me, in general, you may not know that I'm a huge fan of video games. It all started when I was really little, playing the Atari 2600 with my cousin, going to the arcade, and eventually getting my very first game console, … Continue reading Why I Will Never Stop Playing Video Games
5 Time Management Tips for Youth Pastors
Below is an excerpt of an article I wrote for Youth Specialties. Click the link at the bottom to read the entire piece. There is only so much time in the day! How am I supposed to get it all done? I don’t know how many times I have asked myself this question. Seriously, if I … Continue reading 5 Time Management Tips for Youth Pastors
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