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Lead by Example…Really
There is a phrase I have used since day one as a full time youth worker. “Never ask a student to do something you aren’t willing to do yourself.” This is a concept that I have tried hard to live by....
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You Need Friends!
Every time I hear the phrase “Youth Ministry Veteran” I have to give a little chuckle. By most conventional definitions I qualify as a youth ministry veteran, which is exactly why it is funny to me....
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Perfect Youth Worker? I Think Not…
I hope you have had one of these weeks; a week with both an extreme failure and an extreme victory; then sprinkled with a little bit of everything in between. As I reflect back over this week I can’t...
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The People on my Bus
This week I attended a conference at Group Publishing headquarters, while there Mark Devries and Jeff Dunn-Rankin talked about their book The Indispensable Youth Pastor. They had a lot of good things...
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Church FAMILY Camp
This weekend we had our church family camp. It is a Labor Day tradition at our church, and I look forward to it every year. I love to go hand out in the mountains, stay right on the lake, and have...
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THE List!
This is a fun contest for the youth ministry blogging world. As I have looked through and read several of the posts on this year’s list I am amazed at how much wisdom, encouragement, and training is...
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Thoughts From the Past Thursday: Lead by Example…Really
I have found myself using this phrase and talking about it a few times in the last week, so I want to share this with you. This post was originally posted August 19th, 2011. There is a phrase I have...
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Thoughts From The Past Thursday: Mission Trip Information Meeting Checklist
This next week is going to be a mission trip themed week. We will kick this theme of posts off with the info meeting checklist that I originally posted on January 28th, 2012. As I prepare for our...
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