by Marie Benavides | Apr 14, 2020 | Featured, Front Page, Inspiration, Uncategorized
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by Abby Kyle | Feb 4, 2020 | Featured, Front Page, Inspiration, Uncategorized
While not-so-innocently meandering around the Hobby Lobby this month, I found myself drawn, as usual, to the décor aisles. Scattered about the adorable canvas signs (silently beckoning, “Buy me!”) I noticed a few signs with the phrase “Choose Joy” artfully painted on...
by Jenifer Zaluski | Nov 12, 2019 | Featured, Front Page, Uncategorized
I remember the looks on their faces at my first youth ministers conference; they were tired- no- exhausted. Wide-eyed and eager to learn what the call of being a youth minister looked like, I was already feeling defeated. What was I getting myself into? And then I got...
by Michael Marchand | Sep 10, 2019 | Featured, Front Page, Uncategorized
No not YOUR parents (although that is great too.) Here is how to get the parents of teens in your ministry FIRED UP! Know Your Why Why does your ministry exist? What is the goal of your ministry? Be intentional about sharing the vision with parents. They need to see...
by Maria Wadowick | Apr 18, 2019 | Featured, Front Page, Methodology, Uncategorized
I’m a planner, an organizer, a structurer-of-schedules, and a tweaker-of-timelines. I live by to-do lists and daily plans. And, yes, I’m that person who will write something on the to-do list after I have done it just to feel more accomplished. As a high school...
by Abby Kyle | Apr 10, 2019 | Featured, Front Page, Uncategorized
Thankfully, it’s not often that someone walks into the youth office with a desire to do damage. Unfortunately, we often miss red flags in volunteers who have a great desire to do good, but end up causing harm. We’re going to tackle some common misconceptions about...