Q: I am starting a Rural Youth group “from scratch” with just a couple kids. Where do I even start? A: I will first give the following disclaimer. 1. I do not have all the answers, nor do I claim to be. 2. I am not you, and you are not […]
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Book Review : Criticism Bites
I was blessed with the opportunity to read Brian Berry’s New book Criticism Bites. We have all had to go through criticism from Youth Parents, bosses, family members, spouses, and even the voices in our own head. Brian does a great job reminding us that while we are linked to […]
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Rural Youth Ministry Book Review on Xposed2Jesus.com
My friend Brian Ford did a review of my book “Rural Youth Ministry:Thrive Where You’re Planted” on his blog Xposed2Jesus.com Here is a little of what he had to say: Brent recently published a book; “Rural Youth Ministry: Thrive Where You’re Planted” and after reviewing it I can say it’s […]
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Funny Church Nursery Sign
I have to admit, this is from the church where I serve…
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Guest Post at More Than Dodgeball Yesterday…Why Rural?
Yesterday a Guest Post of mine was featured at MoreThanDodgeball.com about why to do Rural Youth Ministry. Here is the Link… Enjoy!
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Top 10 Ways you know you’re in Rural Youth Ministry
10) Students miss your call because they don’t get service on that side of their house. 9) Camo is always in style. 8) Drivers Ed courses feature safety info on Amish road regulations. 7) Pizza can’t be delivered to your house. 6) Livestock out numbers your […]
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10 Youth Ministry Sites That I Like…
This Post is #72 on Tim Schmoyer’s List of 100 Blog Posts I hope you Write These are in no particular order… 10. Morethandodgeball.com – This site has many voices that contribute including guest posts from youth workers on a regular basis. You can see guest posts I have written here… […]
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Why I do Conferences in Youth Ministry…
13 years is a long time to do anything, even something you love and have a calling to do. Throughout the years I have learned a couple things that just make life smoother. In Youth Ministry, the idea of conferences came along fairly early, thanks to some older, wiser friends […]
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An early review of my new book..
Here is an early review of my new book- Rural Youth Ministry: Thrive Where You’re Planted. This review comes courtesy of the Blog – ” Musings From a Mad Woman” – MarjoriePoff.com One sentence hit me over the head like a ton of bricks as I was reading. “Satan strives […]
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5 Thoughts about Windows 8 in ministry….
The last couple weeks I have been working on upgrading machines in our ministry to Windows 8 Professional. Microsoft has been giving a great deal on licensing if you do it through their website. During January, you could upgrade for $40 per license, instead of the normal MSRP of $140. Now, as an […]
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10 ways to make a rural church more welcoming…
When you think of rural churches, they are not often what you think of as the most welcoming churches. Our thoughts typically run to the “multi-mega-super-duper-humongo” city/suburb churches that have whole brigades of people ready to make your worship experience truly life-changing. That takes budgets, facilities, and people that rural churches lack. […]
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What is your contingency plan?
Last week, one of the top news stories was the fact that some dude in Australia got an 11-inch footlong at the local Subway shop. Years ago, this wouldn’t be a big deal. He would tell a few friends, they might laugh at him for getting “ripped off”, and that […]