Christian Leadership , Family Stuff , Rural Ministry , Student Ministry , Youth Leader Health

Five Ways to Show Appreciation For Youthworkers…

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Youth ministry has changed in the last 15-20 years. For the most part, the days where the youthworkers mainly managed pizza parties and all night video game marathons are behind us. Instead we have youthworkers reaching out to overstimulated, overscheduled teens that are being bombarded with negative messages from society, […]

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Digital Shadow.

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Everything you do online is, for the most part, permanent. Go back and re-read the previous sentence. People and companies are tracking what you do online. Usually it is not for your benefit or gain, its for theirs. Some are legally and ethically ok, others are not. This concept of […]

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MinistryPlace.Net On The Road: Indiana United Methodist MERGE Conference

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On May 29 and 30, I will be at the INUMC MERGE Family Ministry Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. He will be presenting workshops on Rural Youth Ministry Strategies and Building Community in Rural Youth Ministry. He will also be representing National Network of Youth Ministries as well. If you are there, […]

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Four Things You Won’t Learn About Ministry In College or Seminary….

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There is some debate today about what the current value of Bible College/Seminary is in ministry positions, given some of the alternative training models out there today (Online/Coaching/Internships/Etc). That is not an argument that I am going to dive into today. There are some great arguments on both sides there […]