While it may sound a little wrong, or even feel a little funny to say, there is a real need to market your Youth Ministry to students. With so many options and so little time, how do you effectively market your ministry to students? That’s what Amber Cassady from Simply Youth Ministry and Group Mission…
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I believe that one of the reasons Youth Pastors struggle for longevity and tend to burn out so quickly are the expectations that are present from day one. It has been my experience that most Youth Pastors are ill prepared to tackle all of the unsaid, assumed expectations of being a Youth Pastor. Most of…
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In this episode you’ll hear from Aaron Helman of SmarterYouthMinistry.com. We talk about how students in our ministries are overworked, under-slept, and overstressed more than ever before. We tackle the approach we normally take to addressing this issue, and how it is wrong, along with what we should be doing. Links mentioned: SmarterYouthMinistry.com The one-sentence…
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If you’ve been in ministry a day or two, you’ve likely experienced the issue of playing favorites. It is inevitable. Sometimes it comes from parents or other church members, sometimes it comes from students, and sometimes it comes simply from an internal struggle we create ourselves. Several questions seem to come out of the struggle…
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In this episode you’ll hear from Steve Parr, author of The Coffee Shop That Changed A Church, among other books. Steve shares about his recent research on why those that stay in church after graduating from the Youth Ministry, stay in church rather than stray from their faith. This may be the most important content…
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My wife and I were recently talking with a group about how we find time to effectively do ministry while caring for our family. She responded without hesitation and with such great wisdom. To be honest, I often stand back in awe of my wife. I definitely married up. She is an amazing woman who…
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