3 Questions I Ask My Teen Leaders

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...
I Hate Lock-Ins

I Hate Lock-Ins

I hate lock-ins. I loathe lock-ins. I fear them, even months away. In addition to disrupting the rhythm of my job, family life, and sleep cycles, they’re just not fun. Well, they’re not fun for me. Students have a blast. But, around midnight I begin to dream about my...
Special Needs Prom

Special Needs Prom

As I sat and contemplated the thought of turning 55, wondered what I was still doing as a youth pastor, and questioned my sanity as to why I would want to be involved in the lives of hundreds of teenagers, the youth at MVCC reminded me why.  Just weeks after going...
You(th) vs. Hunger

You(th) vs. Hunger

On Martin Luther King weekend, the Miami Vineyard Red Youth along with St. Pete Vineyard and Doral Vineyard youth went hungry and homeless for two days to raise awareness about the world hunger crisis and raise funds for starving children throughout the planet.  Over...