October 6, 2010
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Parenting the Parents
Do you ever have this—parents coming to you first and telling you that you need to fix the problem? What did you do?
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June 30, 2010
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Lesson From a Five-Year-Old
Around the breakfast table this morning my five-year-old daughter asked if she could pray. It was with joy in our hearts that we listened to her simple prayer…
June 8, 2010
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Mezuzah
What is your reminder of your high calling from Jesus Christ? The Jewish people have the Mezuzah! What do you have?
March 25, 2010
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Primary Influencer Involvement: Can It Be Done?
How do we get Primary Influencers involved in youth ministry? Here are some ways.
March 4, 2010
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16 Ways to Build a Good Relationship With Your Senior Pastor
Here are 16 things you can do to help build your relationship with your lead pastor.
February 26, 2010
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Bent but Not Broken
Passages like Eccl. 4:9-12 ends the teaching about the values of working together by stating that “a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Yet, youth ministry tends to be both independent and in-the-moment in its daily operations. How to break this cycle?
February 16, 2010
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Reading the Bible – Holding the Hand
It’s time to make Bible reading a priority in your day-to-day schedule. Drop some of the stuff that you deem as valuable in your schedule, or give the important items to your Father to hold, and reach out and open God’s Word for your life today!
February 12, 2010
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A FEAST for Young and Old
From my own faith journey and from reflections of the last decade of youth ministry at New Life CRC I am persuaded that connection with older generations is vital in transferring faith from childhood to adulthood.
January 19, 2010
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Keeping Prayer First
Here are some forms of prayer that may be helpful to you. Starting immediately, begin an active prayer life for you and your church family.
January 11, 2010
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Are You New to Youth Ministry?
Where do you begin? Here are just a few ideas to get your mind working. Keep checking back to this Networking page as each of the following topics will be added to in order to help you out.
December 7, 2009
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Personnel and the Church
Do you have a Personnel Team at your church? It is important for churches to maintain a healthy relationship with the people who serve the church and having this responsibility defined can assist the church in healthy relationships.
May 24, 2010
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Local Ministry Clusters as Learning Organizations
Let's learn some of Peter Senge’s (an MIT professor) key ideas about learning organizations followed by a few ideas of how to deliver this within ministry clusters in the CRCNA.
January 22, 2010
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So Now You're a Deacon
You got roped in. Or maybe you are now a deacon as a result of a prayer you’ve been praying for years. Are you feeling just a bit uncertain? Doubtful? Skeptical?
December 16, 2010
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All I Want for Christmas
With decades-long help from books, friends, and the Scriptures, I am realizing that thoughtless consumerism is daily paying us ever more mini-deaths. How long can God’s world survive our consumerist acquisitiveness?
April 28, 2010
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Are the Sheep Biting?
As a youth pastor or worker, you are a shepherd! How do you handle biting sheep? Here are seven suggestions that may help.
August 30, 2010
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A Final Question About Leadership: Are We Looking for and Developing Leaders?
This is the last article I plan to post in this series on leadership. I hope that the honest and heartfelt stories count as a helpful, popular, accessible contribution to our conversation and actions about leadership and leaders in the CRC.
September 17, 2010
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The Inner Circle...
Mentorship—Jesus chose 12 people to be in His inner circle. Who will be in your inner circle? Who will be in your dedicated volunteer’s inner circle?
November 23, 2010
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Who Will Take Your Place?
Who should you be investing in and preparing to lead the ministry you lead?
February 2, 2010
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Empathy: a Key to Inclusive Ministry
Deciding to see life from some else’s point of view takes work. Here are some examples of empathy to help you empathize with others.
January 5, 2011
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The Home Visit: Preparation & Guidelines
Home visitation allows the office bearer to encourage spiritual development among members of the congregation. I prepared the following materials for the elders of my previous congregation to use as a guideline in making home visits.
June 24, 2010
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Are Your Groups Normal? Or Are They Making a Difference in the World?
If we want to develop ways of relating in groups that results in mission, then we as pastors must look at what we are emphasizing. Let me simply list five points.
January 10, 2011
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See Change
How many pastors does it take to change a Christian Reformed church? The best and right answer is probably “None.” But that hasn’t kept many of my ilk from trying. Some try wisely, some foolishly. We all pray we’re faithful to God in building up the church and serving in God’s world.
July 9, 2010
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Together, We Create Disability
Together, we create disability. Once we recognize and admit to our participation in other people’s disability, we can begin to remove the barriers to participation that we have erected.
January 21, 2010
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How to Podcast Sermons
More and more churches have realized the benefits of sharing their sermons online. Here are some basic steps to know what and how to podcast.
January 11, 2010
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Who Leads Your Church?
There is a growing awareness in the CRC that the relationship between members of the church council and members of the church staff can present challenging dynamics. Why is this, and why is it happening now?