We are going to be starting a new series of posts at MinistryPlace.net called “Youth Ministry on the Cheap”. I know that there are a lot of rural youth ministries that have small budgets, some have shrinking budgets, and others have no budget at all. So here at MinistryPlace.net, we […]
Parent Ministry in a Rural Setting Pt #1…
This guest post is from Kevin Patterson. Kevin is the Youth Pastor at FBC Dawson Springs, Kentucky. He blogs at Life in The Youth Ministry Fishbowl One of my passions is Parent Ministry. I believe that parents of students shouldn’t be treated like the enemy, like a leper, or like something […]
Guest Post: Remember Your Calling…
This guest post is from Kevin Patterson. Kevin is the Youth Pastor at FBC Dawson Springs, Kentucky. He blogs at Life in The Youth Ministry Fishbowl I’ve had a roller coaster of year in 2013! The year started off rough because of some really strenuous college classes I had to […]
Guest Post: Learning The Art of No…
This guest post is from Kevin Patterson. Kevin is the Youth Pastor at FBC Dawson Springs, Kentucky. He blogs at Life in The Youth Ministry Fishbowl This past week I just relearned this important lesson. Without getting into to many details, the community our church is located in has a tradition […]
Guest Post: What Season Is It?
This guest post is from Kevin Patterson. Kevin is the Youth Pastor at FBC Dawson Springs, Kentucky. He blogs at Life in The Youth Ministry Fishbowl What is the one thing I love about living in rural setting? The outdoor seasons! They never end! I roll from deer hunting season, to […]
Guest Post: Small Town
This guest post is from Kevin Patterson. Kevin is the Youth Pastor at FBC Dawson Springs, Kentucky. He blogs at Life in The Youth Ministry Fishbowl “Well I was born in a small town And I live in a small town Prob’ly die in a small town Oh, those small – […]
Guest Post: Too Good to Be True…
This guest post is from Kevin Patterson. Kevin is the Youth Pastor at FBC Dawson Springs, Kentucky. He blogs at Life in The Youth Ministry Fishbowl I hate horses. I know, sounds weird from a person from my neck of the woods but I hate them. When I was a kid […]
Guest Post: Patience..
This guest post is from Kevin Patterson. Kevin is the Youth Pastor at FBC Dawson Springs, Kentucky. He blogs at Life in The Youth Ministry Fishbowl When I was around 12 years old, I was out fishing with my Papaw (grandfather, for my non-country audience) and I learned one of the […]
Guest Post: You Might Be in Rural Ministry If…From Kevin…
This guest post is from Kevin Patterson. Kevin is the Youth Pastor at FBC Dawson Springs, Kentucky. He blogs at Life in The Youth Ministry Fishbowl Guest When I ran into Brent at SYMC and he approached me about doing some Rural Youth Ministry guest posts, I thought “Looky […]
A Day at DOFO with Michael Brown
When we get groups to come and visit our home one of the questions they always ask is what does an average day at DOFO look like? So here is my attempt… The day starts at 5:00 am as all the kids are waking up and getting dressed in the […]
Guest Post: Investing in your community!
Brian Ingraham Director of Youth and Outreach Ministries Reformed Presbyterian Church in Ephrata, PA Twitter: @briankingraham This year will mark 5 years of serving the community through the Ephrata Project. The Ephrata Project is a multi-church effort to help families with home repair projects and point them to a relationship […]
Burning Vacation to Avoid Burnout – SYMC!
Having spent nearly 10 years in Youth Ministry, there is one thing that is constant -even more so than change- burnout. I have seen numerous youth workers, staff and volunteer alike come in like gang-busters only to fizzle out and fall away from ministry while trying to recompose the pieces […]