Burnout is a real threat for all of us in ministry. C.J. tells us honestly how he has struggled with it and how he has found the refueling needed to push on. Whether you are feeling burned out, or on top of the world, this is a read for you.
How Do I Handle Being Backstabbed In Youth Ministry?
The Lonely Island: How to Lead Your Female Staff
I sum up my calling like this: God opened doors and I walked through them. When I was 18, I was asked to be a small group leader for my church’s junior high ministry. I asked myself, “What the heck is a small group leader, anyway?” After a year of that, the ministry director asked me to intern for her. “Ok? What the heck does an intern do?” A year later she asked me to take over her position as one of the girls’ directors. “Hmmmm….I’m noticing a pattern.” And then, I was asked to interview for the junior high pastor position at one of our off-site campuses. Now, 13 years since my start, I’m still doing what He so purposely called me to do; being a middle school pastor.
I love it (most of the time). If I’m perfectly honest I wrestled with the question, “Are girls allowed to do this?”. Volunteering and interning is one thing, but being the head of my own ministry?
After 9 Interview Of Mike Keahbone Cherokee Hills Baptist Church and Host of The Devo Podcast
How Do I Get The Most Money For My Youth Ministry?
In episode 72 of After 9, Zac and Chad debate the value of fundraising and give you a plan on how to get more budget money for your student ministry. Hear us on this one youth pastor; money, budgets, and fundraising are perennial questions in youth ministry and we don't always get a chance to talk about them honestly as youth workers.
After 9 Interview of Ryan Baker from "When You Gonna Be A Real Pastor?"
In this episode of After 9 Chad interviews Ryan Baker from the amazing youth ministry podcast "When You Gonna Be A Real Pastor?" Ryan shares his wealth of 17 years of youth worker wisdom and reminds us that the best lessons for youth ministry are learned by teaching preschool students and remembering that we are not the hero...
Can I Discipline Students In My Youth Ministry?
Mondays Are For Me, Or Reclaiming Ministry For Yourself
After 9 Interview Zach Hummer From When You Gonna Be A Real Pastor Podcast
In this episode of After 9 Zac chats with another Zach from another amazing youth ministry podcast. Zach Hummer is on the podcast this week answering the tough After 9 questions and sharing wisdom on starting out in ministry the hard way, the importance of spiritual dropkicks, and the ministerial significance of silence and church van rides...
