Cross-Cultural Youth Ministry Objectives
Much of the time research gives us good language for what we are already somewhat intuitively doing. It helps make explicit that which is implicit in our philosophy or practices.
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Parents Going Viral
April Diaz, Next Gen Pastor at Newsong Church in Irvine, is a good friend of mine and also FYI. She’s on our FYI Advisory Council…
Can You See It?
Here’s another temptation from Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Temptations of a CEO: the failure to have clear vision and clear goals.
What’s vision? My best definition, one I’ve heard multiple times and don’t know who to attribute it to, is…
Team Accountability
I love re-reading books. I often feel like I learn and apply more the second time around (kind of like the way “Princess Bride” seems to get better every time I watch it).
I’m re-reading The Five Temptations of a…
What’s Most Important
A few days ago I blogged about a really great phone conversation I had with a few sharp youth leaders from the same church. They called because their Sunday mornings have gotten a bit dry.
I asked them two questions…
Better Schedule for Youth Workers?
I had a great phone conversation with two very sharp youth leaders from the same church today. I asked them the question that I’m asking lots of folks these days, “How is the economy affecting you?”
Their church is responding…
Time Flies Organizing Your Schedule for Optimum Results
Does time really “fly”, or do we just fail to pay attention to where our time is spent? This brief and thoughtful article offers a handful of practices to try right now as you take charge of your schedule rather than letting it take charge of you.
Power Under Control Towards a Leader, Not a Manager
In junior high, I had a football coach that was like the drill sergeant from Full Metal Jacket. He was a manager. In high school, I had a very different coach. He was a leader. It’s crucial for our ministries that we understand the difference.