Jake and Melissa Kircher, Author at YouthMinistry.com https://youthministry.com/author/jake-and-melissa-kircher/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 15:03:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 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/growing-in-your-faith-together/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/marriage-hands-270x196.jpg270196 Getting Ready for the School Year https://youthministry.com/getting-ready-for-the-school-year/ https://youthministry.com/getting-ready-for-the-school-year/#respond Fri, 06 Aug 2021 10:00:05 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=49365 Here we go again! The new school year is just around the corner, and with it comes the cyclical shift from summer to fall programming.
No doubt you’re already laying the groundwork for fall meetings and finalizing those calendars to get in parent’s hands.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/scheduling-spouse/feed/ 0 Youth ministry schedules can be hard on marriages and families. Here are some general ideas to keep in mind as you schedule your next calendar year. Surviving Youth Ministry With a Young Family: Part 2 https://youthministry.com/surviving-youth-ministry-with-a-young-family-part-2/ https://youthministry.com/surviving-youth-ministry-with-a-young-family-part-2/#respond Fri, 09 Jan 2015 18:04:42 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=51581 This past week we took a quick glance at the stats for our blog holymessofmarriage.com. Believe us when we say, it’s not something we do that often and we really don’t care specifically what the numbers are, that’s not why we write.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/surviving-youth-ministry-with-a-young-family-part-2/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/busydad-270x196.jpg270196 The Importance of Perspective https://youthministry.com/the-importance-of-perspective-in-marriage-communication-and-youth-ministry/ https://youthministry.com/the-importance-of-perspective-in-marriage-communication-and-youth-ministry/#respond Fri, 05 Dec 2014 13:27:58 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=51214 A couple weeks ago, I (Jake) was at a Youth Ministry conference and on Friday night, I was chatting with a couple of people when the topic of our book, 99 Thoughts on Marriage and Ministry, came up. One of the youth workers got a little excited and expressed that her and her husband had been married for a little over a year, and she asked me to give her some nuggets of wisdom from the book.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/bringing-home-difficult-people/feed/ 1 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/eyeroll.jpg269187 Questions Before the Holidays (Even Though It’s September!) https://youthministry.com/questions-before-the-holidays-even-though-its-september/ https://youthministry.com/questions-before-the-holidays-even-though-its-september/#respond Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:10:25 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=49813 Some of you may have read the title of this piece and said to yourself, “Holidays?! It’s only September! We have plenty of time before we start having to deal with the holidays!” On the one hand, yes, you’re right! Thanksgiving is a few months away, however we’ve learned that now is just about the right time to start having some conversations to have the best holiday season your family can have.…

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]]> https://youthministry.com/questions-before-the-holidays-even-though-its-september/feed/ 0 https://youthministry.com/wp-content/upload/ymprod/christmas-in-july-270x196.jpg270196 Surviving Vacation https://youthministry.com/surviving-vacation/ https://youthministry.com/surviving-vacation/#respond Fri, 11 Jul 2014 16:14:06 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=48846 It’s summer—the time of year when most of us ministry workaholics finally take a vacation. And while vacations are supposed to be times of relaxation, rest, and rejuvenation, they can often become just the opposite. Especially if you have kids! During our nine years of marriage we’ve experienced some awesome vacations, and plenty of hellish ones, too.…

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