////Jeanne' Blog - Authenticity
Remaining Broken Through The Hurt
Being a broken youth pastor, keeps us connected to our kids, but understand in a moment what is perceived as one of your strengths can soon become one of your greatest weaknesses...
The Beauty of Being Boring
Happy New Year my amazing friends! We are at that time again, when people are chalking up their resolutions for the New Year. So while you are thinking over what some of the targets on the wall are going to be for you this year, I have a new goal for you...
Maintaining a Sense of Self
With all the demands and challenges of ministry sometimes you get lost and you forget why you decided to do youth ministry in the first place. To avoid that in my own life, I follow a few simple rules...
Events Are For You Too
We all know that building friendship isn't easy to do in our crazy day-to-day world. That's why twice a year we strategically plan a weekend designed to build relationships, and make a spiritual impact on our students' lives. In the last 50 years of ministry, I've done this more times than I care to count...
Living Beneath The Water Line
In the world of ministry, the path you travel consistently provides you with the opportunity to build one of two kingdoms: Yours or God's...
A Leaky Umbrella
Be careful that you don't become a leaky umbrella spiritually. As a youth pastor or youth leader, whether or not you realize it, God has established you as an umbrella of protection over the kids in your group.
Christianity Made Easy
I've always been the "overly conscientious one." Relate? I mean, I try too hard to "be good" and not disappoint people. Way too hard...
Are You Sleepwalking?
Research shows that only 29% of workers are "engaged" at work. A full 71% of employees were cited as "not engaged." Let me define the terms as Gallup sees it. He calls the "engaged worker" one who displays passion for the company and feels a sense of connection to its mission. In contrast, the "disengaged worker" is the person who essentially sleepwalks through the day, meeting only the baseline expectations.
The Key To Happiness
True happiness cannot be obtained by having a large ministry. It comes through having a large heart. Far too easily we equate true happiness with staggering numbers and being flown around the nation, but too quickly we buy into what is honestly a fallacy of ministry.