First things first. Whether you agree with Steven Furtick/Elevation Church or not, pray for them. They are our brothers and sisters in Christ. That said, now lets move on. Pray for them. Its been an “interesting” several months at Elevation Church and for Steven Furtick. I cannot imagine the impact […]
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Surviving Transitions in Rural Ministry…
In September of 2013, I found myself in a place that I had never been in my almost 14 years of ministry. I was serving in a church with no Senior Pastor. The churches where I have served always had established Senior Pastors that came several years before me. In […]
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An Open Letter about College…
Dear Parents of Teenagers, It’s just your friendly, neighborhood thirty-something youth worker here. I know that some of you are already planning and saving for college for your teenager. I applaud you in that. I know that for some of you, getting your student into the “right school” is a […]
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I Know A Guy….
Last weekend brought a snowstorm like I have never seen before. I grew up in the midwest, and have seen and done some really crazy things in snow and ice, but this was beyond anything else. We had temps, not wind chills of -12 and spent approximately 2 days straight […]
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Guest Post: Ministry to Homeschool Families
Note from MinistryPlace: Vicki Williams is a Pastor’s wife in a rural community in Missouri, mother of seven, and a homeschool mom. She will be joining as a Featured Writer in 2014. We wanted to give you an early taste of what is coming… When you think of homeschooling the […]
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Rural Ministry Training Planning…
Some of our readers are seasoned veterans in Rural Ministry, others are brand new (and maybe asking what they just volunteered for…), and all points between. I would love your feedback on the following questions as I plan for upcoming training events… 1) What do you see as the #1 […]
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Youth Ministry On The Cheap: Free Webinar From Dare2Share
Youth Ministry training is vital. Free training opportunities are even better! Our friends at Dare2Share are offering a free Webinar called “Maximum Velocity: Turbocharge Your Youth Ministry” on December 10th at 10PM Pacific/1PM Eastern Here is a little bit of what they will cover… This FREE webinar will explore: Adjusting your […]
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MInistryPlace.Net on the road… ICYC…
This weekend, Brent Lacy from MinistryPlace.Net will be teaching one of the Youth Leader Workshops at the Indiana Christian Youth Convention in Anderson, Indiana. Brent will be teaching a workshop on Rural Youth Ministry. The first 20 attendees will get some really great free resources from ministry partners YS, BGEA, […]
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Back 40 to 10/40… The Bhutanese Refugees of Rochester
This weekend, my wife and I are on a scouting trip for the missions team at our church. We are in Rochester, New York, with a pastor that ministers to a church plant founded and full of Bhutanese refugees that have been relocated from Refugee camps in Nepal and India […]
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Philippine Island Typhoon Relief…
Many of us can not afford a foreign missions trip, especially on a rural ministry budget. Here is an opportunity to make an impact halfway across the world through a friend of mine, Brent Longenecker. Many of you that have been in youth ministry for a while know him as […]
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Youth Ministry on The Cheap: Living in Christ Study…
Living in Christ is a four session Bible Study from Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. It is being used as one of the follow-up tools for the MyHope America with Billy Graham campaign. It is a great resource to use in youth ministry as well. It covers some of the basics […]
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Youth Ministry on the Cheap…
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 […]