Pride is the root of all sin [Time Out]
Pride is at the root of all sin. Self-centeredness is the opposite of God-centeredness.
Toolkit for dealing with suicide in your community [Freebie Friday]
Download this free toolkit that helps youth workers deal with the loss of a youth to suicide in the community.
Do we pursue others for Jesus for selfish reasons?
Maybe we should rethink how and why we pursue people. Lions pursue prey. Athletes pursue trophies. Churches pursue unchurched folks.
Making volunteer youth ministry meetings worthwhile [Links ‘n Vids]
This week we feature links and videos from across the youth ministry blogosphere, including an article about how to make volunteer meetings worthwhile.
6 months after being fired from our church
This is some of what we’re experiencing since being fired 6 months ago and advice for other terminated youth workers.
Spiritual “Memorial Days” [Time Out]
Memorial Day in the USA is where we remember soldiers. Scripture sets up things like communion to help us remember things, too.
Serving as a single guy/girl in youth ministry [podcast]
Serving as a single guy or girl in youth ministry comes with a unique set of challenges. There’s pressures and struggles to earn respect and credibility.
How to contact and connect with non-church kids [podcast]
In this podcast, youth workers discuss how to initiate contact with students who are not yet part of our church or youth group and how to connect with them.
Free talksheet, “What does God require?” [Freebie Friday]
Download this talksheet to talk with teenagers about what God expects of them in how they live their lives.
Finding elegant solutions to ministry problems (2 of 2)
Our task is to find elegant solutions that uses the least amount of resources and solves the problem. Here’s an example and how it applies to ministry.