Everyday Thoughts Life, Heroes, and Summer Camp 11 Jul 201711 Jul 2017 It is that time of year when you will barely hear a peep from most youth ministers. They are head down, plugging away at the meat of the busiest part…
Everyday Thoughts The Power of Summer Camp 15 Jul 201521 Jul 2015 As a youth pastor summer camp is a must. It provides the greatest opportunity for relationship building and spiritual development and serves as a launching pad for he rest of…
Ministry… 3 HUGE Mistakes I Made in Ministry 17 Jun 2014 I have been serving in ministry in some role since I was 17. I have served as an intern, part-time staff member and full time pastoral staff. As I look back on…
Everyday Thoughts… Starting a New Chapter 12 Jan 201412 Jan 2014 One of the hardest things I have found in ministry is the knowing of when you have finished a chapter and it is time to move on to the next.…
Everyday Thoughts… It is NOT about Relationships 6 Apr 20116 Apr 2011 At least not just ANY relationship. We can develop relationships all day long but if as Christians we are not modeling our relationship building after Christ then we ARE going…
Everyday Thoughts… Loving All, All the Time 30 Nov 201029 Nov 2010 I had the privilege of serving with a man named Chris at NYWC 201o. Chris is a youth ministry vet who has been loving on kids for 20+ years and…
Everyday Thoughts… Troubled 29 Mar 201029 Mar 2010 I spent the first three years of being a bonafide paid youth minister working in a church that was nestled in one of the worst communities in our city. At…
Everyday Thoughts… Down from the Mountain 23 Mar 2010 Having just come back from an amazing weekend with our youth group it is an easy thing to get down. After all we experienced coming back down to reality is…
design… Top Resources 19 Mar 201019 Mar 2010 A good friend was asking about what websites and resources I use in ministry. I honestly get a lot of creative stuff off the internet and it is such a…