Wow. This is worth watching… via YouTube – Darrin Patrick | Re:Lit Book | Church Planter Intro.
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If I Were Starting Youth Ministry Today…
It is hard to believe that I have been working in Youth Ministry for almost 10 years (That is about 1/3 of my life)! I am seeing people that were my former youth group kids that are now entering ministry and leading youth groups themselves and former youth volunteers taking […]
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Pastors, Help Your Staff…
This is a short Saturday post written while waiting for my car to be finished in the shop (yes we have repair places here that are still open on Saturday…): Pastors do a few things that will greatly help your staff, and if you already do them – great, keep […]
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Travel Gone Bad…
It is a rite and passage of ministry. Interesting Motel Stays. You cannot get around it, whether for speaking engagements, mission trips, or conferences, it’s going to happen. Yesterday, @terracecrawford was posting about an upcoming stay for a speaking engagement that promises to be eventful. the 1/10 review almost guarantees […]
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Worst Promotional Items…
At my church, we are often bombarded with catalogs for promotional items. I have seen some really good uses of promo items. A recent one that is really good is the HSM Hook that Josh Griffin at Saddleback is using with his High School Ministry. What are the worst/cheesiest/poorly implemented […]
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Advantages of Small Town/Rural Youth Ministry
In Youth Ministry, we often yearn for the “bigger better deal”. I have been a part of Small Town/Rural ministries for 9 years. I don’t really see that changing anytime soon(I see that as a good thing). Here are a couple advantages. 1. If your ministry does ANYTHING, its kind […]
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How to Publicize Your Events…
This post is in response to #9 on 63 youth ministry issues YOU should cover at Life in Student Ministry. I have a pretty diverse background. This includes a degree in Marketing (as well as Church Ministry). This has caused me to look at church life in a aslightly different […]
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[Rant]:What on Earth are We Doing???
Warning: Rant Follows…] In Western Christianity, we do a lot of stuff. Some of it is even good stuff. We help others, feed the hungry, help the poor, some of us even help the environment. We do a lot of good stuff in the name of Jesus. But are we […]
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Spiritually Mature Parents = Spiritually Growing Teens?
In our High School Sunday School Class this week we talked a little about a phenomenon that can easily occur in the American church “culture” – misplaced reproduction. You see, the Great Commission (or THE Cause as Dare2Share calls it), directs each of us to make disciples –> we should […]
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It’s Mission Trip Time!
Next week will be pretty quiet at MinistryPlace.Net, because I am leading a Team from my church to Ashley, Illinois. While there we will be assisting with the Vacation Bible School that the host church is holding. I will share you a few things about this church: They have a […]
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Awesome Top Ten List!
Greg Stier (gregstier.org) of Dare2Share Ministries posted an awesome encouragement to engage in Evangelism. Top 10 Reasons I Love Sharing My Faith 1. Beside dying on the cross for someone else’s sins, it is the ultimate way you can love your neighbor. 2. It is exciting! 3. It is a […]
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A Holy Frustration?
A topic I’ve been wrestling with lately is one of priorities in the church. Not by leadership, but by members. We serve the Creator of the Universe that desperately wants to have a personal relationship with us, but we seem to have forgotten, based upon our actions… As the church […]