I'm not great at celebrating the wins. It's something I've learned about my leadership over the years as I've often moved onto the next mountain to climb rather than stopping to celebrate the climb we've just finished. Celebration is a critical part of leadership, and is healthy for you and for ...
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It’s been a year. This month marks a year of revisiting everything that we knew about gathering in groups, working outside the home, and doing student ministry. It’s been hard.  And it often feels impossible to celebrate in really difficult seasons, but in some ways that makes it even ...
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It's so interesting how the body and mind attach to experiences that you have throughout life. As I began writing on this topic, I could see moments in my past where I allowed a defensive posture to overtake me in leadership. I can still access how those moments felt. There are conversations ...
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"Is that the bad guy?" I love reading adventure stories with my boys who are five and three. We usually try to read at least two or three chapters on most school nights (after dance parties, Super Mario UNO, and Catan Jr.). During a recent reading session, my oldest got really excited to predict ...
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What would you do to capture someone’s attention for 15 seconds?  Talk?  Sing?  Shout?  Dance?  TikTok is the massively popular response to this age-old sales question, and Gen Z is showing up with answers.  If you are totally unsure what TikTok is, ...
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Are you feeling frustrated or discouraged that your students aren't seeming to live out their faith in their spheres of influence? Here are three major things that might be holding them back: 1. They don't believe they can. Because of personality, or level of introversion, nervousness, or ...
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The most successful, healthy, and growing ministries depend on teams of high-quality volunteers.  I know that this may not be a shocking or new truth, but what’s hard to hear is that not all of your leaders/volunteers begin with or maintain high quality.  The goal is not just a ...
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You may have noticed that our emphasis this week across our YouTube channel, podcast, and blog is on counseling. I am really thankful our team is willing to speak so openly about the importance of counseling—not just for students, but for ministry leaders, as well. Many of us are engaged in this ...
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 It’s okay to not be okay.  I wanted to say that first and then speak openly. This post is highly personal, because vulnerability only happens when it is invited. So I want to openly invite you, my youth minister friends, to consider your own well-being today. How are you? Tired? ...
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Welcome to the Friday link roundup post! One place where you can easily grab all the content from Lifeway Students this week. This week, our content is all about ways to increase your ministry influence in your community for the sake of the gospel. Student Ministry That Matters The Student ...
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