Rants

Five Things I Hope To See In Youth Pastors

I sincerely love Youth Pastors and Youth Workers.  I know and have seen first hand the influence that can be made by Youth Pastors…and I am one too of course. I love that Youth Pastors love teens and families.  I love that we long to see a generation make a difference for the sake of…

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Top 25 Posts From the Last Year

I thought it would be helpful to share with you the top 25 posts of The Longer Haul.  These are not just the posts that have had the most views over the last year.  These are the top 25 posts that have had the most engagement and reads. In other words, people read these like…

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What if?

What if God came to you and told you He would give you one million dollars every day of your life, but when you die you will not go to heaven? Would you take it?

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Why I Am In Youth Ministry (And Why I Stay)

Why do you do this? I mean really…why Youth Ministry? I think for all of us who are in Youth Ministry there was a time when we never would have considered doing what we do now.  We would have chosen to run from teens like everyone else seems to do.  Yet, in each of our…

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An Honest Confession

I love Youth Ministry. I am honored to be a Youth Pastor and to serve who I serve and where I serve.  There are some things though that I personally often leave unsaid. I think this is probably true for most of us and I hope that you will relate to some of these things….

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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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