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I am a Youth Ministry veteran of twenty four years, and currently serve as the Student Pastor at High Desert Church.  I help equip and encourage Youth Pastors through this blog and podcast The Longer Haul.  My passion is helping Youth Pastors create a ministry of longevity that they truly love.  I am the grateful husband of Sarah and the dad of Emma, Anna, Lizzy, and Jack.  I am a speaker, lover of vintage VW’s, and the owner of one 1972 VW Westfalia Bus.

TLH025: Getting Your Youth to Share Their Faith

Teaching your youth to share their faith is one thing…getting them to actually share it is another thing altogether.  In this episode of the podcast Dr. Alvin Reid shares how to help get your youth to actually share their faith. This episode is packed with resources, helps, and practical steps to get your youth to…

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TLH024: Partnering with Parents in Youth Ministry

Are you effectively partnering with parents in your Youth Ministry? In today’s episode Jeremy Lee from ParentMinistry.net shares why this is important, and some helpful tools to do it effectively.  Make sure you stick around to the end of the episode where Jeremy gives an AWESOME free resource to listeners! Links mentioned: ParentMinistry.net Parent Ministry Podcast Resources mentioned in…

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TLH023: How and When to Write Your Own Youth Ministry Curriculum

When should you write your own Youth Ministry curriculum and how do you do it well? In today’s episode we are giving you practical and helpful tips for creating curriculum that will really teach your students in a way they will process and learn.  Kenny and Elle Campbell share from their experience crafting and creating youth ministry…

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Things I Love About Having Kids In Youth Ministry

This past Sunday I had the privilege of baptizing two of my daughters along with other students from our ministry.  It was an amazing day and a tremendous privilege.  A definite benefit to me being in ministry. In my last post I shared hard things about having kids in Youth Ministry.  While there are things…

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TLH022: Getting Adults To REALLY Pray for Your Students

What if you could REALLY get Adults to pray for students in your Youth Ministry? In today’s episode we are tackling that very topic.  Tony Souder shares about the Pray For Me Campaign and how you can launch it in your church. Links mentioned: Pray For Me Campaign Chattanooga Youth Network THL007: Why They Stay…

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TLH021: Making The Most of Summer in Youth Ministry

Summer in Youth Ministry can look WAY different from the school year.  With summer comes huge potential for your Youth Ministry. This doesn’t happen automatically though.  It cannot be assumed.  So what things are needed to make sure that you really do make the most of your Youth Ministry in Summer? Links mentioned: Building the All Star…

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