Questions regarding youth ministry
God’s been placing a new vision and direction on my heart for my youth ministry, although exactly what that is has been somewhat illusive and indefinable…
Motives questioned
I’m really encouraged by part of Perry Noble’s blog yesterday:
People Will Always Question Your Motives
You had better know why you do what you…
Rethinking the typical church environment
I must say, I’ve really enjoyed reading Dan Kimball’s thoughts on pews in the church, and especially his follow-up entry today. Like Dan, I also…
Church staff: close friends or co-workers?
I’ve worked in a couple churches now and have experienced two sides of church staff relationships. At a previous church, the relationships followed a…
Learning from Christian drop-outs
Sometimes good ministry resources come from the most unexpected places. I came across ExChristian.net and found it pretty interesting and even oddly beneficial…
Trends in a church staff that reflect God’s heart
I’ve worked in several churches now and have been involved in quite a few more. It seems that the church body really does follow the trends that is set…
Pressure from church leadership
Here’s another question from an online interview about my experiences with church leadership. It was conducted by a youth pastor working on a leadership…
Ministry: grind or glamour
Sometimes I forget that ministry is more “grind” than “glamour” Looking at youth ministry from the outside, it can be easy to think that…
Implementing this “new” family ministry
Thanks for your comments everyone on my blog entry, Family Segregation in the Church. I see that some of you have picked up this issue and discussed it further…
Family segregation in church
For the past year or so I’ve been re-thinking this whole family ministry thing. Many of you know that I came out of Bible College with a degree in Bible…