So I’m checking my blog stats today and I come across this little gem. Homeland security checked out my post about the George Bush Civil Forum last night. Awesome! They clicked it twice.
Filed under: News | No Comments »
I brought a couple of small group students and my co-leader with me to see the George Bush Civil Forum at Saddleback Church. What a great opportunity!
Filed under: News | No Comments »
Each week we’ll be writing about different ways that we, as leaders, can effectively be examples to our students, and we’ll discuss different topics to talk over with our students. These topics range from relationships to being active in a small group. All of these topics are nuggets every leader can apply to his or [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
I rarely miss teaching my small group or being present for our weekend services. If I’m consistent, it helps me hold my students accountable to also be consistent. It also shows my dedication. Being self-employed, I rely on appointments for my income. I’ll typically lose a good amount of money each year for the sake [...]
Filed under: Ministry Lessons | No Comments »
Many things can enhance or kill your ministry effectiveness. Behavior is a biggie. When I served as youth pastor in small churches, this was a bigger deal than it has been as a volunteer in a large youth ministry. That was one of the biggest surprises when I transitioned to this church. We have hundreds [...]
Filed under: Ministry Lessons | 1 Comment »
Each week we’ll be writing about different ways that we, as leaders, can effectively be examples to our students, and we’ll discuss different topics to talk over with our students. These topics range from relationships to being active in a small group. All of these topics are nuggets every leader can apply to his or [...]
Filed under: Generation to Generation | No Comments »
If you’ve read this blog lately, you know this year I’m making a big effort to reach out to parents of my students. I found this GREAT post over at JuniorHighYouthMinistry.com containing a letter to parents. The letter explains how parents can help students returning from a retreat to get back into regular life while [...]
Filed under: Resources | No Comments »
In the last few weeks our students have been opening up quite a bit about personal struggles. I thought I’d share some insights about handling these sensitive of conversations: For the youth volunteer to know: There are no new sins, only new ways to commit them God is not surprised Struggle is a normal part [...]
Filed under: Counseling, For your newsletter | No Comments »
I shot this video at our High School Ministry service this weekend. We’ve been doing a series about students thinking about their futures and planning for them rather than just letting them happen. This number was a lot of fun to watch. Lots of work had to have gone into making it happen.
Filed under: Just for fun | No Comments »
Dennis Beckner is the director of The Landing at Saddleback Church and has been serving in the youth ministry there since 1999.
