As of today, May 3, 2020 we are still in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Truly, as has already been said, this is an unprecedented time. In fact, it’s been over 100 years since the last time anything like this has ever happened, going all the way back to 1918, when the Spanish Flu […]
This web illustration or crowdbreaker is a great activity that can be used in (at least) three different ways. Some call it a prayer weave or prayer web, and it’s really simple to incorporate. The only supply you will need is a ball of yarn (or string would even work). The only thing that would be left to […]
THE FOLLOWING IS THE LAST PART OF A 3 POST SERIES ON TRANSITIONS IN STUDENT MINISTRY. TRANSITIONING IN TO STUDENT MINISTRY, THE LAND BETWEEN, AND THEN FINALLY TRANSITIONING OUT OF STUDENT MINISTRY. Transitioning Out The Student Where do they stand spiritually? What kind of shape have you left them in? They’ve been in your student […]
THE FOLLOWING IS PART TWO OF A 3 POST SERIES ON TRANSITIONS IN STUDENT MINISTRY. TRANSITIONING IN TO STUDENT MINISTRY, THE LAND BETWEEN, AND THEN FINALLY TRANSITIONING OUT OF STUDENT MINISTRY. The Land Between Maintain an awareness with reality So, here you are, you’ve been in student ministry a few years, the once burning flame […]
The following is one part of a 3 post series on transitions in Student Ministry. Transitioning IN to Student Ministry, the LAND BETWEEN, and then finally transitioning OUT of Student Ministry. Doug Fields (youth ministry legend), authored a book called Your First Two Years In Youth Ministry. In fact, I have that book on my desk, […]
Well, it’s actually rather depressing that I am now submitting round 2 of my student ministry mistakes. Of course, they might not always seem like mistakes at the time, but that’s the beauty of years of experiences, successes and failures, we’re allowed the opportunity to have a little perspective! So this is where you come […]
This will no doubt be the first of many “mistakes” posts to come, however I must start with something that has haunted me for about 8 years now. Somehow, I came across this (what I thought was going to be) great game idea. It involved saran wrap, so far so good. Water balloons, how could […]
Folks, breaking news here. This just in!!! Teens (and adolescents for that matter), speak a different language than adults! I just realized this a few weeks ago when we sat down to play a game called Apples to Apples™ . It is basically a word association game, where, yep, you guessed it, you’re supposed to […]
This is tough one. You can easily incorporate a 30-day challenge, but when you’re faced with the daunting task of changing a culture, that’s a whole different beast! In fact, I would say that it might be easier to create a culture as opposed to having to change a culture. Your first thought might be, […]
Someone sent this blog post to me yesterday and I really felt compelled to share it. I do not know this individual personally, and therefore cannot vouch for his Theology, however I will highlight the author’s main points (visit Jon Nielson’s personal blog site here: http://blog.college-church.org/category/something-more-sure/). He suggests that the 3 critical components to keeping […]