Posts with the tag “ministry-pragmatics”

Why Family Is the Secret Sauce of Every Healthy Youth MinistryThere are a few ministry truths that, if we truly embraced them, would change everything. And this is one of them: creating a genuine sens...  Read More

The core growth strategy for my youth groups over the years has been creating a youth church environment of AUTHENTIC FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE. Though your preaching, worship, and evangelism all play a big...  Read More

In Cadre emails, I'm frequently asked to share some of my tips on developing a great leadership team. I thought you might enjoy hearing a few too. While some of the points may not sound too "glamorous...  Read More

When you first move to a new town, how do you find out where all the teenagers are "hanging out"? When was the last time you privately invited a small group of students to help you brainstorm or launc...  Read More

Does your ministry need a shot in the arm? Here are a few simple steps you can use to generate or re-generate excitement about your ministry.1. Have one leadership meeting that you build to fan passio...  Read More

You know you're a success when you've been in one place long enough to have "remember when" stories.Persistence is the greatest revenge on hell. In our dysfunctional society, where complete family uni...  Read More

I still remember...we had just come off of our 3rd Year Intern Advance and getting ready to leave on Thursday for our 2nd Year Advance… in between we did a huge outreach night. During such times, as I...  Read More

I can hardly believe it's been almost 8 years ago that Sam and I left our roles as senior pastors and came on staff at Victory Church in Atlanta. And there I was once again, after 40+ years in ministr...  Read More