The Best Version of Team

The Best Version of Team

by | Jan 11, 2017 | YM How To

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....
Plastic Poop and Other Deep Matters of YM

Plastic Poop and Other Deep Matters of YM

by | Dec 21, 2016 | Soul Care

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...
3 Questions I Ask My Teen Leaders

3 Questions I Ask My Teen Leaders

by | Dec 15, 2016 | Ministry Stories

  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...
Senior Transition

Senior Transition

by | Nov 23, 2016 | YM How To

When I first heard that daunting statistic that every youth pastor laments (you know the one about 80% of students leaving their faith by the time they finish college) I had the same response many of you probably had. My heart broke. I thought we have got to do...