As a youth ministry leader, your job is demanding. You pour into others, lead teams, guide teens, and offer support to your congregation, often sacrificing your own needs to care for those around you. But what happens when you’re running on empty? The reality is that ministry leadership can only be sustained by prioritizing self-care—without…
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How Ministry Leaders Can Prioritize Self-Care and Avoid Burnout If you’re in ministry, you know the joy of seeing lives changed, the thrill of serving others, and the satisfaction of walking alongside people as they grow in their faith. But if you’re honest, you also know the weight of it all—the endless demands, the emotional…
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In a recent conversation with another youth pastor, we were talking about what the things are that really get measurable results on growing into a better youth pastor. If I’m honest, there are a lot of things that will help you become better at what you’re doing, but there are two things that are especially…
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I was on a collision course with burnout that was inevitable. Those close to me would have seen it coming. I didn’t. I knew I was skirting dangerously close to an unhealthily load and pace, but I just kept telling myself I could handle it all. I kept saying that is was only for a little while…
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We all want to know the secrets to getting more students to sign up for your youth events right? You know the feeling. You’ve spent hours and hours planning an event. You’ve invested time, energy, money into it. All of this and then no one really shows up. Or at least not as many as you’d…
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As youth pastors and youth workers we wear a lot of hats. We often end up taking on a ton of random tasks and responsibilities and filling a lot of different roles. There are some roles however that we should not fill. Some of these are rather obvious, some of these are roles we’d rather…
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