I just returned from my trip to Minneapolis, Minnesota where I attended the Desiring God 2011 National Conference. The focus of the conference was missions, both global and local. Here are three thoughts that I did not come up with, and which were helpful to me.
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Three More Thoughts about Planning from a Rookie Youth Pastor
Last week, I posted three thoughts about why it is important to plan, with a specific focus on youth ministry. Today I wanted to look at some of the downsides of planning, or perhaps, planning done poorly.
Three Thoughts about Planning from a Rookie Youth Pastor
In the next few months, our youth ministry will be gearing up for the end of the year, as well as planning for the events, programs, series, and other details for 2012. I’m excited about the prospect of hashing these details out now, so that we have a framework in the upcoming year for what […]
Three Thoughts about Retreats from a Rookie Youth Pastor
Two weeks ago, I was given the opportunity to speak at a friend’s youth group retreat. It was an exciting and challenging experience. It was of particular interest to see how kids can be different in different contexts (my friend is a youth pastor for a Korean PCA church) and how kids can be pretty […]
Three Thoughts from a Rookie Youth Pastor
Here’s another installment of triplet of cogitations that have been steeping in the area between my ears. Youth ministry is like learning to juggle knives while running. Ok, perhaps it’s not that severe. But it really is a process of learning while you execute. I’d love to be able to put everything on a pause […]