Archive for the ‘planning’ Category
Monday, February 4th, 2008
Here we are, halfway through the school year which means this is a great time for you and your team of adults to pause and evaluate. Take a few hours to retreat with your team to pray, plan and evaluate. Is your ministry on course and moving toward ...
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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. ...
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
You're putting together a lesson or a sermon and you dig out a resource or curriculum to tweak, maybe even a book you've recently read to pull a quote from, and you think to yourself, "I used this somewhere before, where was that?" Been there? Yeah, me too, and ...
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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. ...
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Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Ask yourself this question, "What one thing can I do now that will have the greatest impact for Christ?" Sometimes when we are stuck or when we feel like we are not accomplishing our goal, this question can give you an action step, a point of leverage, that will help ...
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Sunday, November 4th, 2007
If I had a nickel for every idea I had for a lesson, illustration, activity, or visual that I couldn't quite get to gel on my own, I'd be paying my tithe and my bills in nickels for more than a few years!
Youth ministers, both volunteers and staff, are constantly ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
Whether we like it or not, youth ministry has the reputation of being led by people who are characterized more by flying by the seat of their pants than by effective strategic planning. That may be exhilarating for us, we may even believe that we're being "spirit led" ...
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