Month: September 2016
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Lessons learned along the way
Since hitting the 30 year mark at the start of the month, I thought I would share something I shared with a group of youth leaders in recent years when teaching at a training conference. Some of it needs further explaining but some of it is just obvious. I learned these from observation, experience, and…
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We Missed Them, Why?
I have been trying to figure out the best terminology for a situation that exists all over North America. It is seen in the small churches where one or two or three teens exist in the congregation and no real ministry is being done for or with them. Why? Because the leadership of the church…
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A Milestone
30 years ago today I started this journey in youth ministry on a full time basis. Prior to that I had some years in college as a volunteer but this day was the big scary first. Would it work out? Had God called me to be a full time youth minister? I was nervous to…
