







Why I recruit retired adults to be youth leaders
It seems like most youth pastors and sr. pastors think that college students or young married couples make the best youth workers, usually because, “The…




Q&A: Why my summer youth schedule is different than the school...
Luke McFadden writes asking, “From what I have seen from your [youth group’s] site, your summer schedule is different than your in school schedule…




Handling volunteers who are too busy for kids
A reader asks, “What should I do with volunteers that don’t make time to spend with kids?” Here’s my answer. Offer yours, too!




Don’t focus on your weakness
People say that you need to focus on your weaknesses so you can develop them to be stronger. I disagree. Don’t focus on your weaknesses; focus on your…




“Volunteers” versus “Ministry partners”
Bill Allison of Cadre Ministries really does an awesome job with all the materials he generates for training and equipping volunteers for ministry. I learn a…




I’m running on a treadmill that moves faster than I can run
Can I be honest for a second? (Of course I can, it’s my blog.) My church launches all our fall ministry programs this Sunday morning and I still…

