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 […]
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Free Disciple Now Planning Guide….
This has been on the Net for a while (I first used it in 2004!), but Lifeway has just reposted this on their site and it is a very good tool. If you are starting out in Student Ministry, this is a resource worth a look. You can’t beat it […]
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Top 10 Excuses Every Youth Group Student Makes:
Top 10 Excuses Every Youth Group Student Makes: #10. I want to look different, just like everyone else. #9. I’m too busy with all the other stuff I’m doing #8. I don’t read the Bible because I don’t understand it (but yet can’t understand it because I don’t read it…) […]
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#symc2010 The Myth of the Rockstar Youth Pastor
There’s a time for laughter… This is a topic that has been simmering since a January discussion with one of my dear friends who is a former youth pastor (now senior pastor). We discussed where youth ministry is going and where it has been. We can laugh at videos like […]
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Top Ten Excuses Every Youth Group Student Makes
This post is in response to Life in Student Ministry’s 100 Blog Topics I hope You Write #87 Top 10 Excuses Every Youth Group Student Makes: #10. I want to look different, just like everyone else. #9. I’m too busy with all the other stuff I’m doing #8. I don’t […]