In my book, I spend a whole chapter on how to leverage fairs and festivals to build relationships, and ultimately God’s Kingdom. This week is the Covered Bridge Festival in the county where I live. As I have been out talking with people, taking in some great food, and meeting […]
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Book Review: Uncommon Wisdom From The Other Side…
Ever wish you could sit in a room with a group of seasoned youth workers from all over the country and get “nuts and bolts advice” on youth ministry? In a small, easy to read book, now you can. Tony Myles does a great job in this book of giving […]
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Failure!
So the other night at youth group, as we were wrapping up and I was breaking down our setup, my wife comes running over from our main worship building frantic. She blurts out, “I can’t get into the church building there is a snake in the way.” You’ve never seen […]
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Lessons From The Bible Found on The Farm: The Vine
In John 15, Jesus makes the claim ” I am the vine, you are the branches, …if someone remains in me, they will bear much fruit”. The crowd that Jesus was speaking to may have been overlooking hills full of vineyards, or there may have been some that had experience […]
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About that word “No”…
My wife has lost 75 pounds. I’m very proud of her. Her journey has required time, sweat and sacrifice. It’s not easy to shed pounds. It takes carefully planning out meals and calories. I was reminded of that this weekend when we attended a child’s birthday party. Inside the house […]
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Owning the Numbers Debate
I remember my first youth ministry evaluation. I sat there nervously as the personnel committee reviewed my self-analysis. Overall, they had positive things to say. Then came the question all youth ministers fear: “How’s your numbers?” My stomach sank. Sweat filled my palms. I looked at the chairman and swallowed […]
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Make your ministry Parents feel like Rock Stars!
I have a saying in our youth ministry, it really should be added to our purpose statement, but one thing that I strive for, I try to make our parents feel like rock stars. It’s something that I’ve learned in my short time as a parent, that sometimes I just […]
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RYM Video Podcast:”Adopt A Neighborhood” Video…
While this is not an “official” episode of the The RYM Video Podcast, It’s a topic we will be going into soon… I have been asked for a little more information on the “Adopt A Neighborhood” project our student ministry is doing this year. Here is the video I shot. […]
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Parent Ministry in a Rural Setting Pt #1…
This guest post is from Kevin Patterson. Kevin is the Youth Pastor at FBC Dawson Springs, Kentucky. He blogs at Life in The Youth Ministry Fishbowl One of my passions is Parent Ministry. I believe that parents of students shouldn’t be treated like the enemy, like a leper, or like something […]
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Review and Giveaway: Limitless Life by Derwin Gray…
Once in a while, MinistryPlace.Net gets to partner with some great people that allow our readers to get a great perk, just for interacting with our blog! We have been able to offer a free SIGNED copy of Derwin Gray’s new book Limitless Life (if you don’t win, get it […]
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Enjoy Labor Day
It’s Labor Day weekend. As a rural youth pastor, I enjoy this weekend perhaps more than any other. The summer, and all the busyness of camps, mission trips, and VBS, is over. Students are back in school, so your routine is returning to normal. Home is a place you get […]
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Youth Group Programming
I was asked by a friend recently about what our youth group looks like every Wednesday night. So after my discussion with him I figured I’d post what a typical Wednesday night at FBC Dawson Springs Youth Ministry looks like. I will give you a fair warning, though my group […]