12 heart-bearing frustrations of a Youth Worker

rethinkingyouth; youth ministry frustrations

1.) Having to constantly balance keeping youth entertained while slipping in Bible study and worship when they aren’t paying attention.
2.) Parents who see youth group as a privilege to be granted only if homework is already done on Sunday night.
3.) Youth who wait until Sunday night to do their homework and use [...]

Lesson Learned

Where do I invest my time? Question of the day.Be daring. Be bold. Put relationships first. There’s time for the rest. Just make it second. 
No…seriously…think about it for a second.
Where do you invest your time? 
Because while I’ve been in BC i’ve learned something VERY important:
I’ve learned that where I invest my time …this will clearly paint a picture for me and my priorities.
-Lesson learned-
I must [...]

Church Should Be Like a Dance Club

Lets think of a dance Club. Lets think of an EPIC dance club. 
When you walked in the front door, there are palm trees overhead, sand under your feet, and waterfalls to give you the idea that you were really in Jamaica.- complete with tiki torches. The band is playing island music while people dance and If you walked [...]

An Identity Crisis

Just Curious to how you see this statement:

 
“How you see yourself tends to determine what
you do & what/who you end up loving. “
There’s a whole lot of meaning and reflection going into this statement. In all honesty I’ve been struggling with the ideas of identity, perception, workmanship, and servanthood, and the quotation fits into it [...]

Making Every Morning in Love

“Being in love with you makes every morning worth getting up for.”
Who can I say that applies to in my life? My first reaction would be to say 1.) My faithful God and 2.) My beautiful wife. But, the more I thought about this annon. quote the more I asked myself ‘if Jesus were to [...]