These are three thoughts about all the reading I’m trying to get through as a rookie youth pastor. Reading is important. Reading is the primary way that I’m learning about the organizational “mechanics” of youth ministry as well as theology. Reading has been one of the primary catalysts for growth and change both personally as […]
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Three Thoughts from a Rookie Youth Pastor
In no particular order, here are three thoughts about weakness and general incompetence from a rookie youth pastor. It’s good to know your weaknesses. As much as I hate being informed about what I’m not good at, it’s a really good thing to know my weaknesses. For example, it’s important that I know that I’m […]
Youth Retreats and Chocolates
Do you remember when the movie, Forrest Gump came out? I was in the fifth grade. I remember seeing the movie, and not understanding most of the historical references. But for reasons I’m still not sure of, I remember that pseudo-sage saying that weaves its way throughout the movie: “Life is like a box of […]
This Momentary Exile
In our youth group, we’ve been going through 1 Peter, looking at how Peter addresses an audience of Christians who are experiencing persecution throughout an area that spans modern-day Turkey. As I have been reading and preparing the first few verses, one of the big points that I think Peter makes is that this life […]
How Do You Stay Sane?
Last week I started reading Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality by Scott Belsky. The main premise behind the book is that creative people often are good at creating new and innovative ideas, but are bad at follow-through to reality. Belsky and his team researched various successful and creative people and […]