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TLH082: Youth Pastor Compensation Survey

When it comes to serving in youth ministry, it can be really challenging navigating the world of finance and salary. We often have questions like: Am I getting paid fairly? How am I supposed to support a family on what I’m making? Is it ok for me to ask for a raise? These are common…

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TLH081: Longevity in Youth Ministry

We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Seth Buckley from First Baptist Spartanburg. He’s been a youth pastor since 1982 and is still going strong. You’ll want to listen to this interview as he gives some quick things he’s learned that he believes are keys to longevity. Long story short, we love talking…

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TLH080: Jimmy Fallon’s Rules for a Great Youth Ministry

Let’s face it. Jimmy Fallon is funny. Well, at least most of the time. Don’t get us wrong. We’re not making a major moral endorsement for who and what he’s all about. But rather, we want to take a minute and consider how Jimmy Fallon is pretty much a youth pastor minus Jesus and a…

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TLH079: Evaluating and Goal Setting in Youth Ministry

It’s a new year! How are those resolutions going so far? Regardless of how you feel about New Year’s resolutions, the start of a new year is always a great time to evaluate how things are going in your youth ministry and set goals for the upcoming year. In this episode, we talk about the…

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TLH078: UPDATE:Where have we been and where are we now?

What the heck happened and where did we go? Whew! It’s been a crazy few weeks and months for both of us and a little while since the last episode. We’ve had a ton of listeners and members of the Super Secret Podcast Group asking for an update so this episode is all about what…

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TLH077: Finding a Youth Ministry Job

So why an episode on finding a youth ministry job? Hopefully, you know that our goal at the Longer Haul is to help you achieve longevity in youth ministry.  For us we think of this in two ways, staying in youth ministry for the longer haul, and staying at your church for the longer haul….

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