Name: Ron
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Dark Gritty Reboots and Student Ministry
May 16th, 2017Archie, Flintstones, even innocent, Ann of Green Gables are getting dark and disturbing make-overs and audiences love it.
What does this say about our culture and how we do student ministry?…
Get Your Youth Ministry Report Card Here
May 6th, 2017It’s that time soon.
If you set goals it is time to evaluate how you did.
I was devastated after a 13 week series on Improving Your Serve that students continued to put themselves first in a little test that I designed. It was better to realize that there was more work to do in this area than just assume that because I did teaching that students had changed. I realized that using some kind of measurement was essential to setting goals and measuring if they were achieved. …
40 Youth Ministry Hacks for You
May 1st, 2017Here’s something that you can use right away.
It’s from Ken McIntyre a youth ministry veteran and leader in Canada.
Not all the ideas are unique to him but they’re some of the best ideas out there. I love number 9! Also, there are some great links to practical resources in the list!…
The Bullied Youth Worker
April 18th, 2017Are you being bullied ?
We are very concerned when a student is being bullied but would we notice if it was happening to us? As I hear stories from my students who have gone into youth ministry in the past 23 years, some have left because they felt bullied and were unprotected. Here are some of the ways that you may experience bullying in youth ministry and what you can do about it.…
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Making Sense of Suffering
April 11th, 2017Suffering is a part of life.
Mikhail Gorbachev said, “You are born. You Suffer. You Die.” There is so much horrible suffering in this world. How do we make sense of this? I think it is answered by Christ’s death on the cross……
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How will Canadian Marijuana Legalization Affect Teens
April 3rd, 2017Canada wants to legalize marijuana by Canada Day (July 1) next year. I won’t be something I’ll be celebrating considering how teens will be affected. The goal is to tax, restrict and monitor the sale of the product. The government feels that this ending of prohibition will be safe and effective. They believe that it will keep marijuana out of the hands of minors. What do you think?
Let’s compare it to the legal substance, alcohol. What are the results of legalized alcohol? How well is the government keeping this out of the hands of under age students?…
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Mind the Gap: 6 Ideas to Do Transition Better
March 21st, 2017We lose people in transition.
One third will never make the jump from the children’s ministry to the junior high or worse, high school youth group. We lose another third from senior high to young adults. What heart breaking losses. –Heart breaking to the parents and to the church… and the students, although they may not feel it right away.
Not every group is experiencing severe losses. Here are five big ideas they put in action……
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Living in the UPSIDE DOWN
March 7th, 2017
Life was not meant to be like this.
It is a dark shadow of things to come. We may have become accustom to the world around us but we have been made for another place. No wonder people feel like there is something wrong with this world… there is! A great proof of that is how the innocent are corrupted over time.
It’s a lot like the Upside Down in the Netflix Original, Stranger Things. Here is a Biblical view of the similarities and some hope……
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