My Trip to Des Moines, Iowa
Here are a few pictures of the trip this past weekend and then I will discuss what my experience was. I will then do a couple of follow up posts on Do’s and Don’ts of an interview.
Above is the search team that I spent time with from about 4pm to 8pm. The time was spent [...]
Blogging About My Interview in Des Moines, IA
This weekend August 16th and 17th I will be in Des Moines, IA interviewing at Lighthouse Community Church for a full-time Youth Pastor position and I’m blogging about the process along with tips on interviewing with a church (hopefully I use my own tips).
I would appreciate your prayers as I would like the Holy Spirit [...]
Long-Term Effects of Youth Ministry
Above is my wife and I with Molly. When I started as a youth pastor at her church she was in 7th grade and this past weekend we drove out to see her and another student graduate from high school. It’s such a blessing to see her grow and to know that God used my [...]
Senior Testimonies Encourage Younger Youth
It’s May. Seniors will soon be graduating and moving on in no time at all. But, wait! Wouldn’t it be great to have them leave something for the rest of the youth that will be back next year?
For the past 3 months, we have been having the seniors at our youth group giving their testimonies. [...]
Levels of Ministry: Level Three
Transitioning off of Level One and Level Two, we come to a level in youth ministry called, “Community”.
If you have seen The Lord of The Rings movie series this what we call “The Shire” effect. The Shire effect? Yeah, in a perfect youth ministry fantasy world, this would be where every student’s spiritual needs are [...]
