VY Blog
Written by vineyard youth workers,
for vineyard youth workers.
“Not That Creative”
Assigning me the task of writing on creativity in youth ministry is akin to asking a grizzly to go vegan…it just ain’t in my nature. You may not know me very well, so allow me to paint a portrait of who I am as an introduction to the journey we are about to take...
What’s It Like To Serve On Your Team?
When I think about the great teams I have been a part of in the past, I think of three main components which were in play. The first is Vision. We all know the Bible verse: without a vision the people will perish (Proverbs 29:18) and it plays out in real life....
Relationship: The Key To Teams
I was given the role of youth pastor two years ago and have found building a reliable volunteer team to be one of the biggest challenges I’ve faced in that time. I have so far learned two valuable lessons: 1. It is best to work slowly on building a team. 2. It is...
Caring For Your Team
Hey guys, I'm Melissa Lee. My husband Aaron and I are the NW Regional Youth Task Force Leaders. That is a mouth full so we've shortened it to NWRYTFL. You got that? We've been doing this for just a few years. We're working our hardest to get our youth leaders in our...
Lighting the Paths of Young People: HLI’s Commitment to Kingdom Theology
Last month my family and I began our official journey as “church planters” which means I am now super acquainted with the coffee shops and gathering spaces in our new town. It also means I think a lot about the words I use when trying to communicate what “a Vineyard...
The Best Version of Team
I grew up watching and playing sports. football, baseball, soccer, and (my favorite) basketball. I loved being a part of a team because I got to spend more time with my friends. Outside of practice, we were always going to the rec center or playing pick-up at school....
Unintended Consequences
You have seen it in movies and read about it in books... those plot changes that get slipped in to the storyline to show you what would have happened if... If she had turned right instead of left. If he had accepted the challenge to drag race. If he had never been...
Plastic Poop and Other Deep Matters of YM
Why am I here? Have you ever asked yourself that? Yesterday, in the middle of a run down dollar general, I found myself - a grown man - buying (among other things), some fake plastic poop. Yep. And a reindeer mask. And some ornaments for a game called, I kid you not,...
3 Questions I Ask My Teen Leaders
If you’re in youth ministry, and you’re smart, you’ve surrounded yourself with talented, capable people who love your teenagers just as much as you do. People who can multiply your leadership and help crank up the volume on how many teens your youth ministry...
School Ministry: How do we gain access to our local schools?
What is the one thing that most, if not all, the youth in our ministry have in common? They all go to school. I know some of our students are home schooled and don’t “go” to school, but most of them are in school. Because of this, it is important for us to connect...
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