Archive for the ‘leadership’ Category
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Submitted by Brit Windel I don’t know if you struggle like I do in ministry with being able to say NO! I was speaking to a friend from back home just the other day and he was upset because he had to turn down a Discipleship Now opportunity that ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
You know the preaching adage "more is caught than taught"? Of course you do, and you know that the truth in it is that our own children and our students won't take on a practice they don't see us living.
Go get caught! Get caught by your students studying the Word ...
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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 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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Monday, February 25th, 2008
Communicating with the parents of the kids in the church - whether or not they are directly or regularly involved in the youth ministry - is one of the make or break aspects of the youth minister's job. Churched or unchurched, uninvolved or super-involved, parents in this murky culture we ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
The best ministry leaders are always reading something that will
increase their biblical or theological understanding
expand their leadership vision
refresh their soul and spirit
challenge their paradigm
bridge the divide between Christ and culture.
What are the books or websites you've found invaluable to your growth and development as a leader?
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