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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.

TLH117: Engaging Gen Z

How do we engage Gen Z? The largest generation we’ve ever seen certainly brings with it challenges and opportunities. In today’s episode, Dr. Tim McKnight joins the show to talk about Engaging Gen Z. There’s a lot to learn and this interview is SO good. So grab some coffee, something to take notes with, and…

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TLH116: What if they DO come back?

In our last episode, we gave some helpful thoughts and tips for how to approach your youth ministry as we come out of Covid. Part of this is the reality that for most of us we won’t see the same number of students we saw involved in our programs before Covid. But we don’t want…

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TLH115: What If They Don’t Come Back

It’s been a LOOOONNG year. With many churches now reopening for in-person gatherings, the question looms over many of us, “What if they don’t come back?” To be fair, even before the pandemic we were often faced with the question of “What if no one comes?” So in this episode, we’re diving in with some…

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TLH114: Youth Ministry Beyond the “In-Person” Gathering

Over the past year, youth ministry has been one of constant reimagining. We’ve made plans, to make plans, only to make plans again. The “in-person” gathering is no longer a given. Turns out a global pandemic makes an in-person gathering difficult at best…impossible at worst. This has caused many of us to rethink our ministries…

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TLH113: Ten Things We Learned in 2020

This year has been a year like no other. In this episode, we talk through the BIG lessons we learned over the year. Some are personal lessons and some are ministry lessons. So take a listen and we would love to hear what lessons you’ve learned as well. JOIN THE PODCAST GROUP! Click here to…

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TLH112: Helping parents with the Social Dilemma

In this episode, our friend Barrett Johnson from I.N.F.O. for Families joins us to talk about helping parents navigate devices and social media. We talk about the documentary The Social Dilemma as well as some practical bits of help and takeaways for you and for the parents you serve. LINKS MENTIONED The Social Dilemma I.N.F.O…

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