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5 Reasons Your Ministry Needs Women Leaders
Your youth ministry needs women leaders. Before we start arguing the theology of women in ministry, I want you to hear me out: The purpose of this post is not to advocate for ordained women, or women...
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Summertime Blues
Summer is right around the corner, and it is approaching quickly! I love being a part of camps, mission trips, and random outings that can only take place during the summer break. The preparation that...
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Open Letter to Volunteers
Dear Volunteer, If you are reading this, it does not mean that you are in trouble; nor does it mean the youth pastor who sent you this to you is upset with you. This is a list of things on their heart...
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Recognizing Seniors in Student Ministry and the Church
I just started at my current church in the beginning of April, so the seniors here haven’t “grown up” under my ministry. Unfortunately, these seniors hadn’t had a youth pastor for most of their senior...
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Youth Pastors and Self Promotion
How many times have I unfollowed someone on Twitter because they link to their blog every hour? How many times have I rolled my eyes in a Facebook group for youth pastors because I ask a question, and...
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5 Resources to grow as a Student Pastor
I had to change the title because initially it was “5 Resources to grow as a Student Ministry Leader” which can be a bit confusing. When I speak of Leaders in Student Ministry I often mean one of two...
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Dear Baby-Faced Youth Pastor,
My name is Sam Pettersen, and I am a baby-faced youth pastor. Its not an opinion that I’m baby-faced; it’s been proven over and over again by parents and other adults. This is not me at 18...
View ArticleDistractions that can Affect Your Ministry
A few months ago, I was tuning the radio in my car to the Colts (I know, I know…) football game as I was leaving the church parking lot. As I pulled away from my normal parking spot and clicked through...
View Article5 Signs You Might Be Building the Wrong Kingdom
What Kingdom are you building? I’m not sure there is any more important question to ask, particularly for those of us in full-time ministry. I don’t think anyone enters ministry with a deliberate...
View ArticleGuard Your Heart
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” -Proverbs 4:23 “Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and...
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