How Do You Know When God Is Moving You
A while back I was talking with a fellow youth worker at a bagel shop. Our discussion centered around the question: how do you know when God is moving you? It's a good question and often asked when we feel the push to move on to a new ministry or call. As we talked, I...
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Be A Regular at Your Local School Sporting Events
One of the things about student ministry that I truly love is being able to go to our local Jr/Sr High School to cheer on our students as they compete in their various sporting events. For me, this is an area where we can make some of the biggest investments in our relational ministry with students.
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Help! Summer is Coming! Strategically Planning Your Middle School Events
Summer is coming. Some youth workers read the previous sentence and have a sense of excitement over what the summer months will hold. Others are overwhelmed by anxiety not knowing how to fill extra time with students outside of the normal school year programing. Yet...
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Take Care of Yourself
No one likes being sick, especially when you are actually sick. But too often we neglect our health in the name of ministry. I know I do. And I have paid the price. After struggling with a nagging cough for a number of weeks, I was sidelined and confined to the house “resting” with pneumonia. Ugh!
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