If you have worked with youth for any period of time you have encountered a student who discloses,…
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To many parents in the pew, the youth pastor represents the “authority and will of God.…
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We all have that one program, event, that we are running in which at some point…
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We all need to grow in leadership. It’s something you will never arrive at. It’s something…
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Let me run a few scenarios by you to see if any sound familiar: Your church…
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I sat on the other side of his desk. I was new and it was just…
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You were hired as youth pastor, but it seems as if maybe you didn’t read the…
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After a workshop I facilitated on working with kids who have been abused, an elderly woman…
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10) Jettison Job descriptions Do not have a written job description for the position. Keep the…
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I work in the clinical world and often can’t help but wonder if the changes we…
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I have spent time in a variety of churches: Pentecostal, Charismatic, Southern Baptist, Non-denom, and Catholic.…
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In the beginning, I started with small goals. Baby steps. Aim small, miss small. Prior to…
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The Deep Importance of a Devotional Life Isn’t it interesting how personal devotions is often the…
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When it comes to youth ministry and adolescent faith, “We’re doing a better job of getting…
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“A life is no more than a biological phenomenon as long as it is not interpreted,”…
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While wandering the half mile to Sprinkles in Scottsdale on a bizarre weekend trip across the…
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Do you remember the story of the unclean woman? Jairus begged Jesus to come heal his…
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I turned 34 last November. I don’t generally like to own up to my age, bur…
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Where does youth ministry happen? If you jot down a list of three answers to that…
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Students are not the church of tomorrow, they are the church of today and can have…
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