Tony Myles, Author at YouthMinistry.com https://youthministry.com/author/tonymyles/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Thu, 23 May 2024 18:46:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 4 Ways to Take Time Off: Do You Need a Break? https://youthministry.com/4-ways-to-take-time-off-do-you-need-a-break/ https://youthministry.com/4-ways-to-take-time-off-do-you-need-a-break/#comments Mon, 27 May 2024 10:00:37 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=53725 I’m taking a week off from youth ministry.
It’s not because I’m going on vacation.
It’s not because I have too many things in my schedule.
It’s not because I no longer love students.
I’m just about ready to rip some of their heads off… that’s all.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/4-ways-to-take-time-off-do-you-need-a-break/feed/ 8 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-44-270x196.png270196 Serving Graduates for the Long Haul https://youthministry.com/serving-graduates-for-the-long-haul/ https://youthministry.com/serving-graduates-for-the-long-haul/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:00:32 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=47093 Eventually, you’re going to see how it all plays out.
Right now, they’re teenagers. Tomorrow they’ll be in in college or starting a job… then growing into their early twenties, and so on.
You’ll watch from afar as all of the time you’ve poured into helping them know Jesus personally either gets scrapped or gets owned.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/serving-graduates-for-the-long-haul/feed/ 4 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-34-270x196.png270196 Don’t Freak Out – Try a N.A.P. https://youthministry.com/dont-freak-out-try-a-n-a-p/ https://youthministry.com/dont-freak-out-try-a-n-a-p/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:00:12 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=51969 Confession time…
I once auditioned for a national commercial.
The tagline of the product?
“Never let them see you sweat.”
These commercials were famous. The spokesperson would offer an additional summary at the end of the ad, such as “Everyone feels pressure.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/dont-freak-out-try-a-n-a-p/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/couchsocks-270x196.jpg270196 The Best Part About Being Wrong https://youthministry.com/the-best-part-about-being-wrong/ https://youthministry.com/the-best-part-about-being-wrong/#respond Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:00:34 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=44032 Confession…
my favorite part of being wrong is when I admit it out loud.
That may seem like the average person’s least favorite moment.
Let me explain why I feel the opposite about it.
When you’re wrong, there’s usually someone who is passionately trying to point it out to you.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/the-best-part-about-being-wrong/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600x300-px-58-270x196.png270196 7 Ways to Say No When You’re Expected to Say Yes https://youthministry.com/7-ways-to-say-no-when-youre-expected-to-say-yes/ https://youthministry.com/7-ways-to-say-no-when-youre-expected-to-say-yes/#respond Mon, 26 Dec 2022 11:00:29 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=51468 It’s that time of the year.
Sometime soon, if it hasn’t happened already, people will begin to either root in or leave your church.
It can wear you down… even if you attempt to see it all through a healthy metaphor.…

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I’m pretty sure you do, too. Granted, which F-word you and I use may differ.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/f-word-challenges-decisions/feed/ 3 I live my life and make most of my major decisions using the F-word. I'm pretty sure you do, too. Granted, which F-word you and I use may differ.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/letter-f-from-wood-ice-cream_770x433-270x196.jpg270196 5 Things Your Senior Pastor Won’t Tell You https://youthministry.com/5-things-your-senior-pastor-wont-tell-you/ https://youthministry.com/5-things-your-senior-pastor-wont-tell-you/#comments Mon, 02 May 2022 10:00:59 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=52350 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…
A healthy relationship with your senior pastor is a core part of a healthy youth ministry.
I understand this isn’t often the case, and you may wonder most days what’s happening in his or her head. …

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]]> https://youthministry.com/5-things-your-senior-pastor-wont-tell-you/feed/ 6 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/kristina-flour-185592-270x196.jpg270196 Rebooting Your Calendar https://youthministry.com/rebooting-your-calendar/ https://youthministry.com/rebooting-your-calendar/#respond Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:00:21 +0000 https://youthministry.com/?p=61651 My team was tired. And I couldn’t blame them, even though the fruits we saw from our ministry efforts were undeniably profound.
We’d just marched through a packed calendar of amazing, bridge-building events that attracted new teenagers to our ministry and a Bible study series that deepened the faith of our student leaders.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/rebooting-your-calendar/feed/ 0 With a packed calendar, your gains may create losses on your team. Here are ways you can review and reboot your calendar to better your ministry.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/Untitled-design-12-270x196.png270196 What Christmas Teaches Us About Relationship-Building https://youthministry.com/christmas-teaches-us-relationship-building/ https://youthministry.com/christmas-teaches-us-relationship-building/#respond Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:00:26 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=59905 Amid all the busyness, the Christmas season inspires people to intentionally draw near to God and to one another.
Youth ministries can learn a lot from that about relationship-building throughout the year.
Our youth program runs a solid midweek combo of large and small groups, with some big outreach events tossed in.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/christmas-teaches-us-relationship-building/feed/ 0 Christmas is about Jesus coming near. Ministry is about inviting teenagers to linger with Jesus and relationship-building.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/genessa-panainte-451023-270x196.jpg270196 Oh No! Where Did Everyone Go? https://youthministry.com/oh-no-everyone-go/ https://youthministry.com/oh-no-everyone-go/#respond Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:30:27 +0000 https://youthministry.com/?p=61083 This has never happened to me before in ministry…
It’s summer, and at least half of the adult leaders I serve with are unplugging from their roles until the fall. And a large chunk of our youth group also won’t be around because they’ll be “at the cabin” for most of the summer.…

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