Candle Light Prayers
This is an idea that I found on another youth ministry page and it definitely worked out really well for my group.
All you need is tea candles, a lighter, and something to put all the candles on just to be safe. If your youth are like mine were, they liked to put the hot [...]
2 Fundraisers That Don’t Feel Like Fundraisers
I was always told when in school getting trained for youth ministry that fundraising was the “necessary evil” that we all had to endure. After all, it’s no fun constantly begging people to support something that you’re doing, especially if they are people that don’t understand youth ministry or teenagers at all in the first [...]
How a Charter Bus Builds Youth Ministry Relationships
Our youth had the privilege to go to the News Boys concert in Missoula, MT. Although the concert wasn’t well attended in my opinion, we all had a blast thanks to our Charter bus (I’m the bald guy in the back with a junior high kid on my back).
If you can get the financial numbers to [...]
A Great Place For a Youth Pastor Retreat
Several years ago I stayed at a beautiful place in Bozeman, MT called Mountain Top Retreat. Mountain Top Retreat offers cabin style homes for you to rest in at reasonable rates. Can you believe that My wife and I could stay at one for only $25 a night! Sorry, but I guess that’s not the [...]
Going to see Newsboys and Rush of Fools
Our youth group is going to the Newsboys and Rush of Fools concert in Missoula, MT tomorrow Wednesday April 16th. I’m excited to see Rush of Fools as I have not yet seen them live and I have always loved the Newsboys. I will later post about our experience and what I thought of Rush of [...]
