Personal Growth Archives - YouthMinistry.com https://youthministry.com/personal-growth/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 20:53:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Summer Is a Liar https://youthministry.com/summer-is-a-liar/ https://youthministry.com/summer-is-a-liar/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2024 10:00:56 +0000 https://youthministry.com/?p=62013 In a ministry context, summer is a serial liar. I mean, summer is NOT a slower time for youth ministry, and it’s NOT chock-full of margin.
We won’t have a more relaxed schedule, and we won’t have time to catch our breath.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/summer-is-a-liar/feed/ 0 Summer break? Not in youth ministry... Here are a few ideas to maximize your time during the summer months, without going insane.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600-x-300-px-63-270x196.png270196 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 Easter: It’s Not Just for the Students https://youthministry.com/easter-its-not-just-for-the-students/ https://youthministry.com/easter-its-not-just-for-the-students/#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:00:22 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=55875 The death and resurrection of Jesus was and is for every student and every parent. During Holy Week, we remind our students that Jesus was a living sacrifice with a vision and a plan for each of us. To be loved and to love.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/easter-its-not-just-for-the-students/feed/ 0 What if Easter, isn't so simple for everyone? What if living out the gospel is difficult for some of our students' parents?https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/armswideopen-270x196.jpg270196 New Year’s Resolutions: Failing On Purpose https://youthministry.com/failing-on-purpose/ https://youthministry.com/failing-on-purpose/#respond Tue, 26 Dec 2023 11:00:03 +0000 https://youthministry.com/?p=61653 I hate New Year’s resolutions. And I’m betting than I’m not alone in my hatred…
I’m a very driven person. I succeed in many areas of life. But I typically do what many of us typically do when the calendar flips—I catalog my shortcomings and vow to do better.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/failing-on-purpose/feed/ 0 I hate New Year’s resolutions. So, last year, I decided the best way to succeed at my resolutions was to fail on purpose.https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/600x300-px-66-270x196.png270196 Pressing into the Uncomfortable https://youthministry.com/pressing-into-the-uncomfortable/ https://youthministry.com/pressing-into-the-uncomfortable/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:00:50 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=50597 I don’t know about you, but the uncomfortable parts of life bother me. In fact, most times I strive to avoid them. Along with the uncomfortableness comes uncertainty, frustration, questions, doubt, and the temptation to “close our eyes and hope everything gets better soon.”…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/pressing-into-the-uncomfortable/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/Community-tree-270x196.jpg270196 Summer = Serving Everyone But… https://youthministry.com/summer-serving-everyone-but/ https://youthministry.com/summer-serving-everyone-but/#respond Mon, 12 Jun 2023 10:00:28 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=48347 For most youth workers, the start of summer ushers in a different pace of life for our families and ministries. Some of us experience a huge increase in activities and events, even as our own children get out of school and expect to have time to relax.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/summer-serving-everyone-but/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/bigstock-Stress-Dad-and-Screaming-Upset-36996745-270x196.jpg270196 Four Things You Need To Do Before Youth Camp https://youthministry.com/four-things-you-need-to-do-before-youth-camp/ https://youthministry.com/four-things-you-need-to-do-before-youth-camp/#comments Mon, 15 May 2023 10:00:39 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=53715 We love summer! No more alarm clocks, bonfires, and planned spontaneity! And if you’re a youth worker, we’re guessing you probably love it too. Our summer youth calendar is jam-packed with cool stuff like camp, mission trips, and summer activities all designed to help our students grow in their trust in Jesus.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/four-things-you-need-to-do-before-youth-camp/feed/ 7 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/15-1-270x196.jpg270196 How to Fight Teen Tech Addiction https://youthministry.com/fight-teen-tech-addiction/ https://youthministry.com/fight-teen-tech-addiction/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:00:27 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=55362 Today’s teenagers are glued to their tech devices. They have tablets, laptops, and especially cell phones that suck them in and demand their full energy and attention, often to the exclusion of other important things in life—including sleeping, live interaction with family members and peers, and schoolwork.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/fight-teen-tech-addiction/feed/ 2 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/18-270x196.png270196 “Help Me!” and Other Thoughts for Support Systems https://youthministry.com/help-me-thoughts-for-support-systems/ https://youthministry.com/help-me-thoughts-for-support-systems/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:00:02 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=55809 This has been an unusually busy season for my family.
We all have them, there are those times when we feel the full weight of 24 hours in a day, five to eight of which are wasted in sleeping. If I could just harness the ability to never sleep, then I might get everything done.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/help-me-thoughts-for-support-systems/feed/ 1 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/60747928_thumbnail-270x196.jpg270196 5 Ways to Lose Credibility With Students https://youthministry.com/5-ways-to-lose-credibility-with-students/ https://youthministry.com/5-ways-to-lose-credibility-with-students/#respond Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:00:42 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=40523 We all know youth workers who have lost credibility with their students. We often pass judgment on them and know personally what we would have done differently. However, what makes a youth worker credible in a teenager’s eyes may be different from what a youth worker thinks will make them credible. …

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