“So what do I do now? Seriously – what are my actual next steps? I just left the pastor’s office. I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck. I didn’t see this coming. I know I should have seen the signs…but I didn’t. Now what?” NEXT 5 STEPS: 1) Don’t sign anything. No resignation […]![]()
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5 Steps After You Get Fired
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Endless Loop: Your Favorite Music Forever
Infinite Jukebox makes your favorite song last forever, literally. When I find a song I like, I can be guilty of hitting repeat on my office stereo and letting it play in the background all day. With Infinite Jukebox I can hear one song with zero pauses for as long as I want. If you thought The Allman Brothers […]![]()
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Teens Provide Hope During Tragedy
YOUR STUDENTS CAN LEAVE A LASTING IMPACT Sometimes the unexpected can happen. It can be hard to know how you’ll respond to a tragedy. At a Workcamp last summer, a crew of teenagers and adults were two hours into building a wheelchair ramp for a West Virginian resident when the unimaginable happened. The resident of […]![]()
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New for Cord Cutters
I wrote a few tips, tricks, and how tos of cord cutting back in 2012. Well, 2.5 years latter and we are still a cable free (and satellite free) home. In February Sling released a new service called Sling Television. They are providing several top cable television channels available as a pay-for-monthly app from Sling tv. Check […]![]()
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Facebook Flagging Suicidal Threats…
Facebook is taking a leap into suicide prevention by introducing some new tools in its ecosystem. While you can report what you think is suicidal content here, this week Facebook will be rolling out an option inside of our post that lets viewers click “Report Post” on any post that seems dangerous or self harming. When the person who was “reported” logs […]![]()
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Ministry Lessons in #TheDress Epidemic
I hadn’t been online all day on Thursday. Then around 10:00 p.m., I pull out my phone and hit “The Facebook” for some down time. At first I was confused as a friend’s post read, “I think it’s white and gold but my kids insist it’s blue and black.” I had no idea […]![]()
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LTYM: The Importance Of Building Relationships
Super thankful for those who serve in youth ministry!!! We had a special guest join us this week. His name is Steve Adams and he is our children’s pastor at Saddleback Church. We discuss the importance of building relationships. Subscribe here!! Remember if you have a question you can send it to talkyouthministry@gmail.com. We are also […]![]()
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Who Needs Community (and Which Kind)?
Does your church or youth ministry need small groups? Allen White had a great post on this and it got me thinking about the varying forms of community that people of all ages crave at different levels: Massive: Conferences, conventions, concerts, local cross-church gatherings and workcamps can serve this. Mentality, “I’m a part of the Church, […]![]()
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He Didn’t Want Anything To Do With God
At least that was David’s attitude as a teenager. Then he went on a Group Mission Trip and everything changed. Now, as a youth pastor, David takes his own students to serve on a Group Mission Trip every summer because he experienced the life change that happens first-hand. “I was a typical teen, and I was […]![]()
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After You Get Fired: Steps 6-10
(I’m picking up the convo where we left off last week; see Steps 1-5). You’ve been fired, you didn’t see it coming (though, I’d push you back on that and say, “Really?”), you’ve gone home to sequester yourself for 24 hours. Now what? #6 – Determine if you’ll agree to “resigning” or if you’d rather be […]![]()
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For The Youth Pastor This Easter
Easter is right around the corner with a whirlwind of candy, plastic eggs and fake grass. As one of the “big two” times of year people think about church, it’s natural for it to also be a time of outreach. Some ministries will go to extremes to launch their Easter egg hunt out of a […]![]()
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NEW for Cord Cutters
I wrote a few tips, tricks, and how to’s of cord cutting back in 2012. Well, 2.5 years later and we are still a cable-free (and satellite-free) home. In February, Sling released a new service called Sling Television. They are providing several top cable television channels available as a pay-for-monthly app from Sling tv. Check out this […]![]()
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Life-changing Partnerships in Guatemala
Hey #YMNation! I had the opportunity to sit down with Brent Bromstrup and learn more about meaningful partnerships Lifetree Adventures has in Guatemala for sustainable impact. There is incredible life change happening! Read my Q & A with him below: Tell me about our partners in Guatemala! Who are they? How did you get connected with […]![]()
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Handwritten notes to the cloud…
I love digital and yet I am still a very tactile person. When I leave my house to study, I love that I can take my iPad Air and not 200 lbs of study resources, BUT I still like the touch of paper. I read on my iPad and Kindle because the convenience of having 100+ […]![]()
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Group Publishing is Hiring!
Attention Youth Ministry Nation! Do you know any UX/UI designers that are looking for full-time work? Group Publishing is looking to hire a new UX/UI designer!! Below is the URL to the title and job description. Please share this with qualified people you think would be interested! Title: UX/UI Designer URL: http://www.group.com/about/jobs/openings Description: Group Publishing is […]![]()
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Do We Throw A Shower?
I can still remember getting the letter in the mail. This bright young woman had been in my cabin at camp that summer, and I actually knew her youth pastor quite well. She had rededicated her life to the Lord and decided she wanted only His love with tears streaming down her face. When you […]![]()
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How Long to Preach to Students?
“How long do you preach to your students?” This is a common question among youth workers, especially within an American culture where attention spans matter. I wonder sometimes if ministries in foreign cultures that are used to longer church services ever have to even ask the question, but that’s perhaps another blog post for another […]![]()
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Your Group And #RaceTogether
I have had my name butchered at Starbucks on more than a million occasions. Most people who hear, “Leneita” without ever meeting me assume I have an ethnicity other than the blond, blue eyed German-English-French/Canadian from which I came. It’s pretty funny actually. So I found it really interesting that Starbucks decided to deal with […]![]()
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5 Steps So You DON’T Get Fired
I am not sure why I’m locked on to this topic about youth workers getting fired. All is good in my world. But I thought I’d put out a third post and make this a trilogy. Check out the 5 Steps After Getting Fired and the Steps 6-10 posts. Sometimes things just go awry in church ministry. […]![]()
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Easter Graphic Design…
If you are looking for some sweet graphics for your upcoming Easter Service check out these links…maybe even share them with your senior pastor for a big church. Seeds.ChurchontheMove LifeChurch.TV Church Media Design CreationSwap Open Resources Here’s a link to a Pinterest board put together by Open Resources filled with sermon/media ideas for Easter. If […]![]()
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