This week Kurt and I will each be suggesting 3 blogs that you should be checking out on a regular basis or subscribe to. Here are a few you may want to check out:
Seth Godin [http://sethgodin.typepad.com/]
Seth isn’t a pastor, but his insights are typically very easily applied to the church...
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Anonymous
Friday, February 29, 2008
“I don’t get up in front of people, I don’t teach, and I definitely don’t lead small groups.” Ahhh, the words every new youth pastor loves to hear from an Adult Leader! It immediately became obvious that Jason (the Adult Leader who was so eloquently quoted) and I held very different views of...
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There’s been a growing trend in youth ministry circles about the need to develop a more intergenerational approach in ministering to teenagers. And while some of the conversation has pointed an unfair finger at youth ministry, and has been a bit extreme in tone, the idea of intergenerational...
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Anonymous
Monday, August 17, 2009
Ah, there's nothing like starting your week with a healthy dose of frustration! Have you ever started your Monday with your head in your hands? Listen - I don't care who you are, what you do, or how you do it - at some point ALL of us get frustrated. It's an unfortunate fact of life.
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I got my start in youth ministry as a volunteer ice cream scooper for the root beer float social one beautiful spring day in what feels like a hundred years ago. In the time since, I’ve encountered some good, not-so-good, and incredibly frustrating youth ministry volunteer care. To be honest, I’ve...
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Yesterday we talked about the importance of a real relationship with Christ as a leader in your youth ministry. Your ministry to others flows out of a heart that has been ministered to by Christ.
Love God, love students. That’s what we do.
Have you ever been given “that look” from a parent who...
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Anonymous
Monday, April 20, 2009
On the bottom of every email send, I have written my life verse. Tonight, as I was typing my weekly email to my volunteer leaders, I just had to ask them: When was the last time you read the verse attached to my signature at the bottom? Then I asked them to go ahead, read it word for word.
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Have you ever considered the cost of affirmation?
Relationships are at the heart of every solid youth ministry. Without healthy relationships, a ministry won’t reach its full potential. A ministry can have:
Solid strategy…
Plentiful resources…
Outrageous programs…
A multitude of leaders...
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There is NO DOUBT that God works through us to make a real difference in the world. What an incredible thought!
But, since God doesn’t need us to build his kingdom, why do you think he does work through us? We believe that God works through us because he is also working in us to become more...
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“A good leader knows where he/she isn’t good.” That’s my quote—I'm sure someone else has said it, but I use it a lot.
We know we need to use our strengths in teaching, discipleship, training, recruiting, and so on, to allow our ministries to continue to be a place of health for students to...
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