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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YM on the Cheap: God’s Not Dead Movie….
If you have not heard about this movie, here is the trailer: I encourage you to contact your local theater to see if they are carrying it, request it, and take a group from your youth ministry or church. Work with your local churches to help bring it to your […]
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One more Super Bowl freebie
Here on minstryplace.net, we’re all about freebie resources. We want to give you access to things that cost you nothing that can have a big impact on your youth ministry or an event you’re doing. Today’s post qualifies under that category. Yesterday, I posted a free video you can use […]
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Super Bowl Party Video
A few weeks ago I mentioned the idea of a Super Bowl party as a cost-effective event for your youth group. Simply show the big game, commercials and all, and at halftime present a Gospel message. In the past, I have written my own lesson. This year, I’ve been looking […]
Christian Leadership , Homeschool , Ministry , Money , Rural Ministry , Student Ministry
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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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#QuestionsJesusAsked …
I have been reading the book Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore by Thom and Joani Shultz and it has been a very challenging book. I will write a full review on this blog at a later date, but there is one item from the book I am focusing in on […]
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Green Acres … from City to Rural Ministry…
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Lauren Surprenant. Lauren was born & raised in the Boston area, moved to the suburbs with her husband, Tom, and children Taryn & Matt. She is presently bi-vocational/bi-ministry, serving as youth minister at a small country church and serving as ministry director […]
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Adopt-A-Neighborhood Update (1/14)…
This post is an update to the original here… and here.. and here… and here… (you get the idea.) When I shared this idea with Greg Stier, after Lead the Cause University, I had no idea of the traction the idea would get, and what Greg had in mind to […]
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Youth Ministry on the Cheap: Super Bowl Party
I love playoff football. I’ll admit it. I’m a full-on NFL junkie. Here’s the deal: I’m not alone. This past weekend, network television set all time ratings records for the Wildcard Weekend of playoffs. The FOX game of San Francisco and Green Bay scored the highest ratings of any Wildcard […]
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Social Media and Youth Ministry
What’s up everyone! Been awhile! My last semester in college has been a tough one and I’ve been contributing over at Ministryplace.net so I haven’t been fresh on ideas. Today we are traveling to Paoli Peaks IN for our annual Winter Blast snow tubing trip. Something stuck out at me […]
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Back to the Future…
Happy New Year! 2014, who would have knew? I figured, after watching Back to the Future, when I was a kid by 2014 we would have hover boards and dehydrated pizza by now! And where is my self-drying jacket?? Another New Year means looking ahead, looking at the future if […]
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MinistryPlace.Net On the Road: IBSA Youth Encounter 2013
Illinois Rural Youth Workers, If you are taking a group to Illinois Youth Encounter in Springfield, Illinois this weekend, stop by the Rural Youth Ministry booth and chat with Brent. He will also be there leading a youth workers breakout session during the conference. This is a conference that has […]