Ministryplace on the Road – IBSA Multiply Conference…
This weekend Brent will be sharing at the Illinois Baptist State Association Multiply Conference in Springfield, Illinois. He will be sharing about Rural Youth Ministry, and traits of a healthy youth worker. If you are…
Scripture Matters
Apparently, Rob Bell is back to some old tricks. Bell, the former pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church and now a host of a show on Oprah’s television network, recently appeared on a show hosted…
The Truth about Fifty Shades of Grey…
This post originally appeared on the Author’s Personal Blog… A few years ago at a church sponsored event, I noticed several young ladies and women who had distanced themselves from the crowd. While most of…
A Lamp Unto My Feet
This post originally appeared at the Author’s Personal Blog Finding yourself in a sea of crazy that leaves you feeling lost and groping for light switch hoping you do stub your toe on misplaced furniture…
4 Tax Tips for Ministers…
Its that time of the year again, Tax Time! Many people dread it, most are simply happy when it is over. In ministry, we have several unique factors to our taxes that many of us…
Christian Leadership
Its all His anyway…
This morning, a friend of mine posted a news story on Facebook about some urban farming happening in North St. Louis. The…
Guest Posts
Guest Post From Rick Lawrence…
Editor’s Note: This post is in conjunction with the release of Rick’s new book – Skin in The Game. The following is…
Guest Post: Are You Ready For Kick-Off?
Editors Note: This is a guest post by my friend…
Guest Post: Marriage- The Great Divorce…
We at MinistryPlace.net are blessed to share a few special…
Homeschool
What does See You At the Pole Look Like if you Homeschool?
See you at the pole is a basic staple in youth ministry, with its roots dating back to 1990. I was involved…
An Open Letter about College…
Dear Parents of Teenagers, It’s just your friendly, neighborhood thirty-something…
My 5 P’s of Grocery Savings…
Editors Note: This was originally published by Vicki Williams at…
Ministry Tech
@perrynoble and 10 Convictions on the Church…
Today, Perry Noble posted a list on 10 convictions about the church. Some of them I agree with, some I need to…
#RuralMinistry Resources You Can Use: Multiply…
In a Rural Ministry, budgets can be tight. You may…
Using a Microsoft Surface RT in Ministry…
Eventually, it was going to happen. At some point it…
Small Church, Small Church Plants
One of the featured missionaries in the missions module of…
Missions
4 Things I Learned Leaving Church Staff…
Its now four months since I left my last church staff position. Its been a roller coaster of opportunities and some letdowns…
December 2014 Monthly Ministry Update…
The December Monthly Ministry Update is out. Have a Merry…
An Early Christmas Gift for SBC Pastors…
Christmas is coming, you are decorating the trees that are…
What’s the Point of Arguing?
Recently, I read this article about Bart Campolo. He’s the…
Money
A Unique Fundraising Idea
I have a fundraising idea that’s a bit out of the box. I’ll warn you that it is not conventional. It’s not…
A New Perspective on Budgets
So, I’ve been away from MinistryPlace.net for a while. It…
A Simple Approach to Youth Ministry Budgets…
Its that time of the year again!! Time to start…
Getting the Whole Story OR the Meaning of MT on Twitter…
I was reminded of a very important fact the other…
Resources
Healthy Youth Leaders : Learn
In the last post in this series, we looked at what it means to be a healthy youth leader. The first element…
Rural Ministry
The Kaskaskia Dragon and Youth Ministry…
One of the interesting things about my new position with NNYM is that I get to see some really wild things that…
Student Ministry
Healthy Youth Leaders: PRAY
I asked the following question in a room of 60 people recently. “How many of you are consistently praying for one of…
Healthy Youth Leaders Do This: ______….
Since accepting my new position, I have accepted several speaking…
Lets Start a Facebook Prayer Meeting…
I received an interesting Facbook notification first thing this morning.…
User Submitted Resources
Guest Post: Marriage- Clarity in Thinking…
We at MinistryPlace.net are blessed to share a few special guest posts from David Nehring, PhD! Here is a little about him:…
Guest Post: Ski Trip!….
Editor’s Note: This Guest Post is from Stephanie Karolus. She is…
In Ministry? Need a Car? Here is some Help…
Have you heard of MATS? They are a unique organization…
Are We The Beast?. Or the Dad? Or Both?..
Having young children, (especially a 4 year old girl) ensures…
YM For Cheap!
Gods Not Dead Movie….
Here are a few of my thoughts, after seeing the movie a second time. I am not going to include any spoilers…
Youth Ministry on the Cheap: Progressive Dinner
This one is an oldie, but a goodie. When I…
YM on the Cheap: God’s Not Dead Movie….
If you have not heard about this movie, here is…
One more Super Bowl freebie
Here on minstryplace.net, we’re all about freebie resources. We want…
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Being a Bystander is Hard…
Last weekend, while we were out of town, my son saw another boy almost killed on a bicycle. There was nothing my son or the friend he was playing with could do to stop it. A car was driving what looked way too fast, the…
Just Stop It Already!…
“Why do we do this ministry every year?” “Well…kinda because we’ve always been the ones to do It?….” We have all had that conversation in our churches. There seems to be that one ministry in every church that is a sacred cow that happens every…
A Rural Church Millenial Story…
There was much to do over the release of the 2012 SBC Annual Church Profile statistics a few weeks ago. One of the most staggering stats was the fact that the SBC churches baptized very few or no Millennials or Youth in 2012 (the latest year we…
Bible Study Tools I Use…
If you are just starting out in ministry, you have a few great advantages that those before you have not enjoyed. One of those advantages is the Bible study tools available to you. When I started in Youth Ministry 14 years ago, we were just…