The truth is, just like you don’t have to be a great musician, graphic designer or producer to do great ministry, you also don’t have to be a therapist to provide the primary support your students need.
Tag: youth ministry
Keeping youth ministry simple.
I guess, maybe, sometimes we just try too hard. And that’s why it surprised me a little when the church group hosting their high school retreat at camp this weekend told me they wouldn’t need the projector in the chapel during worship…
Curriculum-dependent.
On Sunday morning, my friend stood up in front of our congregation to share a brief testimony. It was an introduction to a sermon on being salt and light. What he said blew my mind. “When I was in high school, I shared my faith. When I was in college, I shared my faith. But I […]
This is your big red truck moment.
I had heard Enoch Olson’s story before about how God provided the big red truck for camp. But this weekend, when I heard it again, I realized that it wasn’t really about a big red truck. It was 1968 or 69 when our founding director took a phone call from a church less than two hours south […]
You need more men serving in your youth ministry.
My guess is that you have more women serving as volunteers in your youth and children’ ministries than men. You probably even have more women on staff at your church than men. I’m not mad at you; I just think that if that’s true, it’s time to man up. Generally speaking, women do make up […]