“Give me five minutes with a person’s checkbook, and I will tell you where their heart is,” Billy Graham once wisely observed. In the same way that a checkbook reveals Joe Schmo Christian’s true priorities, a youth leader’s weekly rundown sheet reveals his or her true ministry priorities. But before you take a hard look […]
Discipleship
What No One Tells You About Your Ministry Programs
Time is one of life’s most precious commodities. It is the only resource that cannot be bought. As a youth leader, you have your students for a limited amount of time. Are you using that time for maximum impact? Jason Loewen, a youth leader in Michigan, lived on the “busy, busy, busy” treadmill of ministry, […]
Four Measurements that Matter
While walking out of a coffee shop, Krieg bumps into an old friend. “Hi, Bruce! Long time no see! How are you?” “Wow! It’s great to see you, Krieg,” said Bruce, “Things are good. I’ve been working hard and just started a new position as a professor at the local community college. How about you? […]
4 Reasons to Adjust Your Bold Vision
Bold visions are meant to help any ministry—big or small—live out gospel advancement. Nevertheless, there is a certain level of uneasiness that can be associated with building out a bold vision, due to the uncertainty of being able to actually accomplish the vision. Think about it: You spend time praying, thinking and building out your […]
5 Key Steps for Developing Disciple Multiplying Leaders
A disciple multiplication strategy takes time to develop. Like onions, ogres have… I mean, youth ministries have layers… Think about it. You have follow-up, baptism, classes, games, events, curriculum, parties, outreach, adult and student leaders, and the list goes on and on. To truly be gospel advancing, then, all of these areas must be focused […]
Follow the Leader
Once a farmer found an abandoned eagle’s nest. To his surprise, there was still one egg left inside. Upon touching it he realized it was still warm, so he took the egg back to his farm and laid it in the nest of one of his hens. The egg hatched and the baby eagle grew […]
