Welcome It happens every year. Like the cicada, in late Spring or Summer a whole new crop of students peak their heads into your youth room and enter your student ministry. They are fresh, … [Read more...]
Boys Will Be Boys: Perpetuating Our “Lost Boys” Culture
April 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I bet Charlie Sheen’s teachers often heard the platitude, “Boys will be boys.” Between 30-40 boys vandalize a local high school as their “senior prank.” With spray … [Read more...]
7 Quick Tips to Communicate Like A Youth Ministry Professional
April 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This is the second article in a series about being more professional in the context of youth ministry. The article series was inspired by a youth worker who voiced his concern at a recent conference … [Read more...]
7 Quick Tips to Communicate Like A Youth Ministry Professional
April 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This is the second article in a series about being more professional in the context of youth ministry. The article series was inspired by a youth worker who voiced his concern at a recent conference … [Read more...]
Exciting Student Ministry Conference May 10-11
April 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR METHOD 2013 Hello All! I am very excited to announce to you the Method 2013 Conference hosted by Canterbury UMC and The United Methodist Conference of North Alabama! We … [Read more...]
Is There Such a Thing as Youth Ministry?
March 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I was in a conversation with a colleague about what the goals of youth ministry should be. We talked about the importance of creating worshipful atmospheres, attractional elements, parent ministry, … [Read more...]
3 Practices that Invite More Volunteers to Your Ministry
March 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
As a youth ministry consultant I get to meet with loads of different churches, parents, youth and youth ministers. It is always exciting to go onsite with a church because of the different and … [Read more...]
Loving Jesus and Loving Kids is Not Enough
March 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
When I was in my early 20′s I was doing some pretty good youth ministry. I was loving kids, challenging them theologically and helping them understand God’s deep love and Jesus’s … [Read more...]
3 Steps for Creating a Culture of Responsibility
February 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I didn’t set out to be the children’s minister’s nightmare parent, but I became that person and it didn’t have to be that way. Here is how it all happened: Our … [Read more...]
10 Must-Have Ingredients in Every Successful Parent Meeting
February 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Chances are if you’re in youth ministry, you are in it because you feel called and love working with youth, you relate well to young people. What you may or may not have noticed is that those … [Read more...]
You Should Quit Youth Ministry.
February 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This weekend I have decided to quit youth ministry. We have a 200 student retreat coming up with 50+ adult volunteers, the band, speakers, prayer stations, lights sound, food, parent service and all … [Read more...]
A Few Things Every Parent Should Know About Youth Ministry
January 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Youth Ministry is probably the best job ever. We get to play video games all day, leave the office at 2PM after taking a 2 hour lunch, and we almost never have to buy our own food on the weekends … [Read more...]
Looking for Youth Curriculum or Parent Training???
January 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
If you are looking for a new series for your youth group this Spring or have decided to engage your parents in a parents only training then you should check out my book Hollow Faith! I have been … [Read more...]