Ministry can be lonely. Especially youth ministry. My first two years of ministry did not prepare me well for the next ten years. I started youth ministry as an intern at a parish with 3 full time staff members, a college intern (me), and two high school interns. It...
I actually launch ministries and programs well. I really do. That said, I have had my share of misses along with my successes and I coach people regularly who don’t launch well and never recover. I am incredibly excited about the upcoming year at my parish because as...
All the clever titles have been used up, but over the last week I watched to the new Netflix Original Series, 13 Reasons Why. The series is based on a young adult novel by Jay Asher that centers on the characters of Clay Jensen and Hannah Baker. Hannah is dead and has...
Over the last two weeks I have shared a little about how I manage disciplining teens. We specifically focused on setting expectations in Part 1, and techniques for disciplining Part 2, and for this last part of the conversation I want to talk about how I keep myself...
Last week in Part 1 I shared about how my experiences being disciplined as a youth sat with me for years and formed what I do as a youth leader. I addressed what I consider the primary challenge in healthy discipline, setting boundaries and expectations. As youth...
How comfortable are you disciplining kids on a scale of 1-10? Let me tell you a story. I, Tony Vasinda, Youth Ministry Pro, used to get in trouble at youth events. I know, you’re shocked! Sometimes I was the problem, but most often I was just near the problem....
