May 2017 Newsletter
My latest newsletter is out. You can read it Here. Please take a moment and pray for the ministry. Thank you. Like …
Five Ways to Welcome New Church Staff to Your Community… A How-to guide.
If you live in a community of any size, there is a decent probability that one of the churches will have hired …
Sermons
In response to request from some ministry friends, I am going back and publishing audio and PDF notes from messages I’ve given …
Remembering Columbine… Never Again.
On April 20, 1999. Things changed. Not everyone that day knew just exactly how wide ranging those changes would be, but there …
The 600th post…
In 2007 and early 2008, I had a crazy idea to start a ministry blog. I never imagined it would lead me …
4 Things to Look for at #SYMC2016
This weekend is the “reboot” of Simply Youth Ministry Conference in Chicago. Whether this is your first time here or you are …
MinistryPlace.Net on the Road: Simply Youth Ministry Conference
This weekend, thousands of youth workers will descend on Chicago. Pray that youth workers will be refreshed, retooled, and recentered on Jesus …
MinistryPlace.Net on the Road: Ohio Mennonite Youth Workers Retreat
This weekend, I am teaching at the Ohio Mennonite Conference Youth worker retreat in Kidron, Ohio. I’ll be doing a two part …
The Purpose of Youth Ministry…
Yesterday, I attended my mom’s church in Southern Illinois. The Pastor gave a message based on John 4, the woman at the …
Don’t fall for the 1-8XX Number Scam
On Chicago’s WLS-AM this morning (The nice thing about living in the Midwest is that strong AM signals travel a long way …
What does a Rural Ministry Specialist do?
In my work with National Network of Youth Ministries, I get asked this question a lot. A few weeks ago, I had …
Help Wanted…
Today’s teenagers are struggling with issues that I never would have dreamed of as a teen. Many of them also lack the …