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Connecting with College Students
This is a guest blog written by Emily Tillman who gave this as a talk at YMI2014, the youth ministry conference at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Until May
August 1, 2014
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What Are You Reading?
Each year I go to Metro Youth Ministers meeting which is a meeting of large church youth ministers. Every year, they ask me to present my “Top Ten Reading List”
July 15, 2014
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The Scoop on Mentoring
A increasingly popular buzz word in business and in ministry is mentoring. When I googled the word, over 3 million hits came back. As a process (or relationship), mentoring has
July 1, 2014
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An Army of One
An Army of One. I was always a little confused about the slogan that the U.S. Army used back in the day. Aside from the biblical story of David and
June 15, 2014
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The Ministry of Encouragement
One of my good friends in ministry (and a pastor in Alabama!) has a ministry of encouragement. Any time I am in the room with him, he makes me feel
June 1, 2014
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Continuing Education
As you plan your celebrations for your seniors who are graduating from preschool, middle school, high school or college, ask yourself: “Is it time you progressed towards a cap and
May 15, 2014
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Relating to Parents
Relating to parents in youth ministry is a bit of a loaded issue. I want to be quick to state my assumption–you are a youth minister who would like to
May 1, 2014
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Balancing Your Youth Minstry: Budget
In the past few months, I have been talking about balance in the youth ministry. I wrote about balance in assessment, implementation, and evaluation. This is the last of the
April 15, 2014
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Biblical Relationships in Youth Ministry
A biblical relationship is one that has at its center biblical principles as we relate human to human. Relationships are with those both inside and outside of the youth ministry.
April 1, 2014
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Balancing Your Youth Ministry: Implementation
This is the third month in a row I have talked about balance in ministry. Now for the hard part–getting it done. I have a confession to make here–I am
March 15, 2014
