Archive for the ‘communication’ Category
Monday, June 16th, 2008
Ever sit in a meeting or brainstorming session and wonder how you were going to make your random notes into an outline encompassing all the aspects of your plan and turn it into something that works with the way you think? If you haven't tried mind mapping yet, there's no ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Ever get to the theme park, concert, or festival, try to reach one of your students or volunteers whose new cell number never got into your phone? How about your students' friends who came along? Yeah, me too.
As you're loading the vehicles for your next trip, give each ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
Among the hundreds of youth work staff and volunteers I've known, I don't think I've ever met one that loves meetings. To be honest, it's a rare youth workers that even likes meetings. Be that as it may, meetings with pastors, leaders, students, community members, parents, elders... well, the list ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Live and learn, the saying goes, implying that it is life's experiences which are humanity's best teacher. If you've spent much time as a youth minister, you know that there is some truth to that saying; but you also know that there is more to learning than experiencing. Digging into ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
A wise mentor once said "You have two ears and one mouth, listen twice as much as you speak." Likely among the most valuable ministry tips I've ever received because listening is so integral to understanding, to communicating, to expressing caring to the students, parents and community members God ...
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
One of the most frequent youth ministry dilemmas (and nightmares) is deciding what constitutes an appropriate movie to see with youth or show at a youth gathering. This will vary, obviously, depending upon the ages of the students and what level of fill-in-the-blank-potential-pitfall is acceptable to you, youth and parents.
Well ...
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Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Whether your ministry budget corresponds to the calendar year or another time frame, it likely includes one or more fund raising opportunities that will provide finances for mission trips, camps or other expenses of student ministry. Fund raisers are a blessing and a curse as their planning and implementation both ...
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