Steve Merritt, Author at YouthMinistry.com https://youthministry.com/author/steve-merritt/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Thu, 03 Jan 2019 21:14:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Dangerously Personal https://youthministry.com/dangerously-personal/ https://youthministry.com/dangerously-personal/#respond Wed, 14 Nov 2018 15:28:33 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=61550 Discipleship that doesn’t trigger a visceral physical reaction or evoke emotion in young people won’t get past their starting gate. Current research is proving that unless we somehow get access to the brain’s emotional center, triggering the area responsible for the decisions young people make, all we’re really doing is dispensing data that’s quickly filed away in the brain’s warehouse, where it gathers dust.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/dangerously-personal/feed/ 0 Personal Growth for the Youth Minister: The 3 Questions https://youthministry.com/personal-growth-for-the-youth-minister-the-three-questions/ https://youthministry.com/personal-growth-for-the-youth-minister-the-three-questions/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2017 15:14:16 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=59714 One of my favorite parables for personal growth is Leo Tolstoy’s The Three Questions. In the story, a king wants answers to three questions:

When is the best time to do each thing?

Who are the most important people to work with?…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/personal-growth-for-the-youth-minister-the-three-questions/feed/ 0 In the complex world of youth ministry, personal growth and development is critical for the youth minister. These three questions will help you grow!https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/patrick-perkins-350622-270x196.jpg270196 Encourage Young People to Dream Big https://youthministry.com/go-ahead-and-dream/ https://youthministry.com/go-ahead-and-dream/#respond Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:52:09 +0000 http://youthministry.staging.wpengine.com/?post_type=magazine-posts&p=51353 Researchers now say the key to happiness is wanting less. If you don’t want much, the theory goes, you won’t be disappointed. According to Barry Schwartz in The Paradox of Choice, the abundance of choices today leaves us feeling less satisfied overall.…

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