The following post is part of a series outlining some ways to do youth ministry on a tight budget. Having a presence on the web is important. The internet has become one of the primary places that people get information. And whether it is event details, program times and meeting places, or other details of […]
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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.
Are You Attending the Desiring God National Conference?
In about a week, hundreds of people will be converging on the Minneapolis Convention Center for the Desiring God 2011 National Conference. I will be one of those people. I’m excited to hear from the speakers on this year’s theme, Finish the Mission: For the Joy of All Peoples Bringing the Gospel to the Unreached […]
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 from a Rookie Youth Pastor
In no particular order, here are three thoughts from a Rookie Youth Pastor. Our teens want to serve, but they don’t know how. I think of my temptations as a youth pastor has been to get frustrated with the lack of interest in our youth ministry from our students, thinking that there is no interest. […]