by Gabe Qunitana | Jan 25, 2019 | YM How To
When working with students in a Youth Ministry context, there are so many moving parts that it’s often hard to keep an eye on everything. Youth leaders run services, come up with games, preach, pull off events, and eat more pizza than a human being should. In tandem...
by Gabe Qunitana | Sep 13, 2017 | Soul Care
I have felt drawn to serve the church in a pastoral/leadership capacity for the better part of ten years now. I started out voluntarily leading the youth group at the church that I had grown up in as well as playing in the worship band each week. At 19 years...
by Gabe Qunitana | Aug 30, 2017 | YM How To
I don’t think that I’m the only one who’s been sitting at my desk 45 minutes before a youth service scratching my head and wondering what I am going to share with the students that night. A lot of youth pastors (guilty) are wired to be last minute and have learned to...
by Gabe Qunitana | Jun 2, 2017 | YM How To
Depending on your upbringing, an awkward discomfort might befall you when people start to talk about the Holy Spirit. We’re not talking about some type of mystical, translucent figure who is visiting like, “The Ghost of Christmas Past” in A Christmas Carol. The Holy...
by Gabe Qunitana | Apr 26, 2017 | Re-Think
The week to week rhythm of youth ministry is a roller coaster of fun, deep conversation and less than Paleo-friendly snacks. We plan, we schedule, we reschedule and we change the plan. As leaders, we’re constantly thinking about what to do to send a message to the...
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