Tag: leadership
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Hedgehog Driven Youth Ministry
(fourth in the series “Good to Great Youth Ministry”) Are we doing too much? I stood speechless in the office of the minister I worked for many years ago reflecting on a comment he had just made. We were discussing programs in the church. This was a mega church with more programs than most churches…
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Let’s get real… about youth ministry in the 21st Century!
(This series of articles based on the principles found in Jim Collins book Good to Great seeks to call our churches to raise the bar and move good youth ministries into the realm of great ministries.) The times have changed! One of the most frustrating aspects of being a youth minister has always been the conversation we…
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Good To Great Youth Ministry (part one)
I wrote a series of articles that looked at the principles of the leadership classic “Good to Great” and applied them to youth ministry. Here is the first. The Pied Piper All churches want youth ministries that are exciting, thriving, growing, and amazing in just about every way! What we often have are…
