Monday—7:00 a.m. It was a Monday morning like every other Monday morning. I was half awake and tired from a long day at church the day before. I was climbing into the shower wondering why my senior pastor thought Monday morning meetings were a good idea. Just when I was almost asleep in the shower, […]
One of my firm beliefs is that youth ministers have an important task on church staffs … making working at the church fun! Working at a church can be difficult especially when the staff does not have fun and celebrate. For whatever reason, these things do not come easy to churches. We help others worship […]
In my recent post 5 Things to make Church Work More Fun, I listed the following things as some ideas for how to overcome the mundane challenges that sometimes come with working on a church staff. Celebrate Play Together Laugh Share Stories Worship Together I promised to unpack them, so here is number 2 play […]
Does the church take itself to seriously? Yes. Do we take our jobs to seriously? Yes. Don’t get me wrong we are in the Kingdom business and our work is eternally important. Of course, we are God’s instruments and sometimes I think we play funny notes. When we do, we should laugh. This is the […]
As we continue our series on Volunteers, hear from two veteran youth workers and one real-life volunteer on how to recruit, train, celebrate, and retain volunteers better! This resource is a free download of the audio and slides from the 2019 Cultivate workshop, “Volunteers are Awesome”. You can listen to just the audio or follow […]
Published February 25, 2020 If you want to be successful recruiting and retaining quality volunteers, there is a good chance you need to shift your perspective on your role in student ministry. I’m guessing that you got into youth ministry to work with students. What if I told you that your ministry is with adult […]
Brentwood, TN— The Center Youth Ministry Training (CYMT) has partnered with Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary to offer a Master of Arts in Youth Ministry degree at an extension campus in Nashville, pending approval by accrediting bodies and the state of Tennessee. The program will be the nation’s largest graduate program in youth ministry for mainline […]
Volunteers are a crucial part of any ministry. They bring passion and gifts to share. If you have volunteers that love what they are doing, and who are serving with their God given-gifts, it will be contagious to other adults who might be on the fence or apprehensive about volunteering. Happy volunteers recruit without asking […]
Editor’s Note: This post and resource was originally published on Apr 3, 2020, and has been revised and updated for continual application. Holy Week is an important time in the Church. While we can’t physically be with our youth and families, we can still resource them on their personal spiritual journeys as we all journey […]
How do we continue to care for the spiritual well-being of students in the time of crisis and pandemic? Our lives have been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. We’re stuck at home and trying to create a new routine. We miss our friends, and crave a sense of normalcy. But God is still with us. […]
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