Archive for the ‘discipline’ Category

Tip #42: Organize

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

Can you find the book or document you need every time?  No searching through stacks of paperwork or magazines, or boxes?  Even the most organized among us has those moments where items simply escape.  But there are strategies for keeping that from happening, starting with the piles on your desk.  ...

Tip #1: Tick, Tick, Tick

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

In one of the most memorable youth ministry convention speeches I've ever heard, Andy Stanley said "There's not enough time to get it all done." Does that resonate with your life in ministry? It did with mine! Time management is probably the biggest challenge people in ministry face. ...

Tip #12: Frustration Avoidance

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Yes! It's possible to avoid the particular youth ministry frustration that comes from kids who are disruptive or unruly at all the wrong times. The key? Understand why kids break the rules. I heard a speaker (a very long time ago) articulate several reasons why kids break rules ...