Take a moment to imagine that you are the Director of Youth Ministries for a church that has a $500 budget for youth ministry. The average household income for your community is $50,000-$60,000 and your ministry has 20-30 active participants. How difficult is it for you to plan activities knowing you have little to no funds?…
Jack Bauer, of Fox TV’s 24 fame, has an uncanny ability to bounce back. In this season of 24, we find a disillusioned and disenfranchised Bauer facing possible indictment for his past “unorthodox information extraction techniques.” Unexpectedly, Bauer finds himself being escorted from his Senate hearing interrogation into the inner workings of the FBI and reluctantly thrust back into the latest national security crisis.…
It’s a moment that challenges us all. Whether you’re new to youth ministry or a veteran. It’s the moment you begin a new ministry. We’ve heard it said, preached and taught that the relationships we build with our students is more important than the programs we develop.…
In honor of God, my family, and my future spouse, I commit my life to sexual purity. This involves: – Honoring God with your body– Renewing your mind for good– Turning your eyes from worthless things– Guarding your heart above all else What if a million students committed their lives to the Purity Code?…
Have you ever been sitting with a bunch of youth ministers and heard them discussing “ministry to parent’s in the youth group?” Have you ever felt a burden to minister to parents, but also felt like parent ministry is a huge “beast” to take on?…
Have you checked MythBusters out? If not, MythBusters is a show on Discovery Channel that basically tackles urban legends, internet rumors, movie scenes and the like with the scientific method to test their validity. One of my favorites was Shark Week, when they answered critical questions like: Can sharks detect a struggling fish?…
Lesson Learned “Do you trust me?” By: Brent Carl Man it seems like lately God is just nailing me with thoughts, and concepts through the tunes in my mp3 player. He does that some times, I think it’s a cool variation that He uses to get my attention with something He has for me to ponder and pray about.…
During my teenage years I thought I was a cutting-edge kind of guy. . . especially when it came to my interaction with popular music. The musical soundtrack to my middle school years played through a single earpiece connected to a nine-volt battery-powered transistor radio that picked up two competing Top 40 am radio stations.…
I believe that in order to have a pure experience with a movie, you have to go in completely unbiased. You should have absolutely no expectations whatsoever. No preconceived notions of what the movie should (or shouldn’t) be. Of course this is tough to do in today’s information saturated age, especially if you’re a fan of movies and other form of entertainment.…
I suffered with it. I’ll admit it. Most youth workers do…or at least most that I know. Not real sure how I got it though. I think it’s just part of our society. The “bigger is better” mentality. I was only 5 years into youth ministry and I had already bought into the notion that my “goal” was to grow the biggest, flashiest youth ministry in town.…
