Tag Archives: Leadership
Prayer for My Life
In a general session at Simply Youth Ministry Conference 2013, the speaker, either Jason Ostrander or Rick Lawrence , suggested that we ask God what to pray. A simple sentence came to mind and I spent the next bit of … Continue reading
10 Ways Committees Fail 8-10
8. Lack of Leadership. Committees still need leaders. Leadership in committees looks different. (Perhaps this is an entirely different blog post for another time.) Leaders who are good at listening, restating, and building a healthy consensus before moving on help … Continue reading
10 Ways Committees Fail 4-7
4. Lack of Goals Lack of Goals do two things to a committee 1) make it aimless, which in turn kills any real progress. 2) Makes committee members lose interest in the committee and why they are there. Not feeling … Continue reading
10 Ways Committees Fail 1-3
Found this committee joke on a random website: Committee: An organization that keeps minutes and loses hours. With all humor comes truth, here are some nuggets to help you avoid Fail Committee 1. Lack of follow through Committees are teams, … Continue reading
Goals for 2013: February Progress
I made a series of Goals for 2013 Goals were broken up into writing, personal and professional. Below I’ll list my goals and share where they are at so far this year. Goals for upcoming year: Writing: [ ] Get … Continue reading
Complete Inadequacy #SYMC
This is a post from last years SYMC. I wanted to share it with you as we head into this years #SYMC I think it started during the SYMC general session at the end of Ruth Halley Barton’s talk. … Continue reading
Book Review: Rural Youth Ministry
Rural Youth Ministry by Brent Lacy Simply Youth Ministry's EveryDay Youth Ministry Series has churned out another complete success in Rural Youth Ministry.” Brent Lacy captures the essence of what it means to be a Rural Youth Minister. I have … Continue reading
Spiritual Warfare
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens. (Ephesians 6:12 NET) Reality Spiritual warfare is … Continue reading
Book Review: Criticism Bites
Criticism Bites Brian Berry delves into a task that is often difficult for new professionals, especially youth workers to grasp. Brian nails the concept of criticism as he wrestles with the reasons why criticism hurts, then helps us understand how … Continue reading