Surviving The Holidays With Your Coworkers
Working in ministry has a lot of perks. One of the greatest perk for me has been to be able to be a part of people’s lives during the holidays. Whether it is Advent, Christmas, Easter or other Church holidays, as a minister, we were able to be a part of how a person...
Managing a Multi-Parish Youth Ministry
My neighbor is a beekeeper and I often wonder, “How does he keep track of all of those bees?” Such is life in a multi-parish youth ministry setting! How do we keep track of all those parishes and all those youth? After spending 10 years in single parish youth...
Youth Group Christmas Ideas!!!
Every December, I try to mix up my Youth Group nights for both Middle and High School with a few fun and a few meaningful youth group meetings/nights/activities. I have been crazy busy this year (I’m sure you can relate!) so I have simply listed below some...
Thanksgiving Cook-Off YOUTH GROUP Style!!!
For the past 10 years, I have held our annual Thanksgiving Cook-off. It is the MOST looked forward to Youth Group night of the year for my high school teens. The idea originated ten years ago as I was trying to figure out what to do for our meeting the week...