Jeanne Mayo, Author at YouthMinistry.com

The Ultimate Counseling Advice

Jeanne Mayo — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:00:21 +0000

It’s the kind of telephone call no youth leader ever wants to receive. One of our teenagers just attempted suicide—twice in one hour. So where am I in the midst of this trauma? Right by the young man’s side in the hospital, giving the kind of encouragement and hope every youth leader would want to give?…

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God’s Waiting Room

Jeanne Mayo — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:00:59 +0000

Once again, I’m hanging out—rather begrudgingly—in God’s waiting room. Ever been there? It’s the place where answers to prayer seem suspended in the heavens. Where something you thought would take 10 days is still incomplete after 10 years. Where you wonder if hopes you’d labeled as God-given dreams are actually spiritual fantasies caused by too much late-night pizza.…

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Fight for Character

Jeanne Mayo — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:30:03 +0000

I’ve done 5,000 zoom calls over these past few months.
You probably have too. On a recent one, someone asked me this pivotal question:
“Jeanne, if a microphone were put in your hands and you were told that you could communicate any message to the Christian leadership world, but you could only use one sentence, what would you say?”…

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Bi-Believer Ministry

Jeanne Mayo — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:00:16 +0000

Not long ago I got off the phone with a “profoundly unhappy” mom whose daughter is a regular in our youth ministry.
She launched into a long, emotional tirade about our ministry’s openness to “those kids”—teenagers who don’t yet love or follow Jesus. …

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A Surprising Obituary

Jeanne Mayo — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 18:02:45 +0000

It was front-page news on a recent issue of USA Today. The headline read “Obituary Takes a Turn,” and that was enough to lure me into the article. The story was about 80-year-old Kathleen Dehmlow, whose obituary started with the standard stuff—date of birth, husband’s name, children, and so on.…

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How to Cope When God Says Wait

Jeanne Mayo — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:29:43 +0000

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Position Yourself for Kingdom-style Advancement

Jeanne Mayo — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 22:46:41 +0000

by Jeanne Mayo
Ever feel frustrated that new opportunities pass you by—or never even become available? Here’s some advice I recently shared with a youth leader who was in that boat. Follow it to position yourself for advancement in God’s kingdom:1.…

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Be Courageous During Crisis and Adversity

Jeanne Mayo — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 20:33:59 +0000

The life-altering call came in February: “Mrs. Mayo, your husband’s had a car wreck caused by a serious stroke.” My heart stopped, and once I regained my composure, I quickly headed to the hospital.
I’m still hoping for a miracle for my amazing Sam, who served as a senior pastor for 50 years.…

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