Archive for the ‘leadership’ Category
Friday, September 5th, 2008
This may seem overly simplistic but you need to say "thank you" a lot in youth ministry. Youth Worker Appreciation Day reminds us that we should thank our volunteers and paid youth workers. But you also have other people to say thank you to. Start with the parents of the ...
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
One of the most important roles ministry leaders have is to identify, encourage, and equip new leaders; youth ministers are not excluded from that privilege and responsibility! Take a few moments to prayerfully consider the gifts and talents of your adult and student leaders, and of potential adult and student ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
Youth ministry is definitely in the action and adventure genre, especially during school breaks and vacations. There is a need (or is it a temptation?) to pack those times where students are available full of activities. I understand; I've done it too. I wonder, though, if the whirlwind schedule of ...
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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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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
It's one of the simplest and most useful bits of training you and your volunteers can have - a first aid class. With the many activities on the average youth ministry schedule, and 1.3 daredevils per 10 students, there is always the potential for minor-to-major owies. Having leaders ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
I'm going to say something a lot of you don't want to hear. It's a reminder we all need. Ready?
Marriage is a higher calling than being a youth minister, youth director, youth pastor. In fact, the adjective 'youth' could just as easily be left off, while the nouns could be ...
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