Here is a relationship building idea that has worked well for me in a Rural Church context. Don’t take for granted that many of your students have limited exposure to other areas of the country. Some may not have much exposure to culture outside your COUNTY. This gives you an opportunity to …
It has been an awesome weekend at #symc in Louisville, KY. What now? Continue the conversations. Here are some people to start with: Phil Bell and Lenitia Fix – youthworktalk.com Rick Lawrence – @rickskip Darren Sutton – @darrensutton Katie Sutton – glasshousespouse.com Justin Boling (social media guy at SYM – @JBols Brian Ford -xposed2jesus.com Greg …
Your love never fails, it never gives up on me. Thank you God for that truth. Breathe, take that in, and look at what that means for your life. No matter what, God still loves you. Receive that love. Walk in that. Let shape how you do ministry. Share this:EmailFacebookPrint
Wondering how you could help? Here is what the SBC is up to in Indiana.. A word from SE assoc moderator. SBC Disaster Relief is on the scene in Henryville and our sister church in Henryville is serving as the staging area. It is the only church building still standing in the community. Praise God. …
Today there are new giveaways $100 off Card for Worldview Academy 9 Best Practices by Kurt Johnston and Tim Levert Group Emergency Response Handbook for Youth Ministry and 2 other surprises!! Finish the following sentence on twitter @brentlacydotcom or on the MinistryPlace.net To emerge from the “noise” of Youth Ministry distractions, i need to ____________… …
Dan Webster and Tony Schwartz What would you do in the 1st 90 Days? – Be careful with Change – Listen, build relationships – power structure – longevity – values of the leadership The Super Bowl 2 weeks of hype even before the game.. hype vs. the real game… when the game started, it came …
10 things I learned (or was reminded of) from day one: 10. God doesn’t Need you, yet He chooses you 9. If given the choice of Joshua Griffin flying your place vs walking..choose walking 8. Francis Chan was a youth pastor (Who knew?) 7. Technology in ministry is equal parts research, practical implementation, and having …
notes and resources: Xclip – great tool for iPads. Teaching tool that you can use with an iPad. Woot.com – good deals every day 1saleaday.com Cowboom.com Apple tv + iPad 2 = really cool screen mirroring stuff… Airplay mirroring That you can use. Iprizewheel app for iPad Zen point.org jukebox software Catalyst Filter – quarterly …
I often get asked about tech tools that I use. Here are ten of the big ones. 1. Dropbox (Sign up here I and I get more free space. Woohoo!!..) – its a hard one to beat. I am not tied to a specific machine, and It moves to files I need to multiple machines …
I am almost convinced that in the DNA of every youth worker is the love of all things free. It may be from just making due with tiny budgets, even smaller paychecks. It may just be the desire to do as much as you can with what we have been blessed with. This weekend is …
Those of you who watched the Foxconn feature ABC Nightline did a few nights ago like I did, saw the exacting standards that Apple subjects its suppliers to. It was the first time a US reporter had been invited to Foxconn to observe. There was one segment that was very interesting to me… The reporter described …
The following is a “dangerous” prayer. You have been warned. Lord, Let us close the club we have been calling “church” for so long. Let us push aside our agendas so that Yours may be in the center of what we do. Let us stop worshiping comfort and start worshiping You. Let us realize how much we …