“How do you get it all done?” For the last several years anyway, I’ve been running the Longer Haul website, creating courses for the website, managing an email list (join the others already on it here), creating, recording, editing the Longer Haul Youth Ministry Podcast, being husband to my wife, dad to my four kiddos,…
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Having trouble finding time to do all of the things in your youth ministry you feel you should be doing? Not able to really find time to invest in the students you have? Today I have what may be one of the best kept secrets in youth ministry, and if you’ve never stopped to consider…
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Confession: I often think of the legacy I will leave behind me. If you will allow me to be transparent and simply share for a moment… I wonder often what my wife and kids will remember of me; what the students who came through my ministry, the churches that I’ve invested in; those my life…
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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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Having children and being a Youth Pastor has both advantages and disadvantages. I’ve previously written about events that changed my ministry forever. Having children was definitely one of those. There are though some things I don’t like and worry about when it comes to being in Youth Ministry and having children. These particularly seem to…
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[x_video_embed][/x_video_embed] When I started leading mission trips 15 years ago I didn’t do this. Once I started I vowed never to neglect it EVER again. It has made all the difference. If you were to ask me what is one thing you must do to make sure your trip is successful, this is what I…
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