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About the Author
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.

Making The Most of Mission Trips

Are you making the most of mission trips? Mission trips for your students can be life changing.  They can open the eyes of your youth to what the world is really like outside of their little bubble.  These trips can show the power of the gospel and build a heart for the nations in your…

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10 Signs You Should Invest in Your Youth Pastor

In a previous post, 5 Things Parents Do Not Know About Their Youth Pastor, I looked at the side of Youth Ministry many never see.  Because ministry requires you to lead, you are often alone.  Ministry can be a lonely place to serve and be.  In general, we are all needy people, and more often…

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What if the answer is no?

What if the answer is no? What if that question you have been asking, the thing you have been begging God to do, the deepest longing that you have from God is answered with…no?

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10 Qualities of a Great Youth Worker

In the last post we looked at 20 Myths About What Makes A Great Youth Worker.  There is no shortage of stereotypes of what a great Youth Worker is or is not. I am convinced that most, if not all of those are made from adults.  We feel pressure to be what we feel is…

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20 Myths About A Great Youth Worker

What exactly is needed to be great Youth Worker?  There are many things as a Youth Pastor I look for and expect from a great Youth Worker.  There are however, many things that I believe are unfairly assumed. These are myths of what a great Youth Worker looks and acts like.  These myths may be preventing…

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Are you in protect mode or prepare mode?

It has been my experience that in Youth Ministry we generally operate from one of two modes.  We either do our best to protect our youth from or prepare our youth for what they will experience beyond the safety of the church.  The best approach is undoubtedly a balanced approach that takes both into account….

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