¿Cómo Say What?

john maxwell has been around for years and is arguably most famous for saying “leadership is influence.” but last night i was talking to some of the youth staff about successes and failures as leaders, and i think i’ve finally articulated why maxwell is wrong. leadership isnt about influence, but authencity. its about sharing your [...]

the way our church building is set-up, there is some much that goes in there on wed nights that we are unable to have youth service. i’ve thought long and hard for several years about if we should have “something” on wed night and if so, what that should be. along the way, we have [...]

i love patterns and consistency. when i was in youth, dad always ended the service by saying “make this the best week you ever lived for jesus.” some churches close by passing the peace; and when i speak in big church i always dismiss with “grace and peace.” every week i close out youth service [...]

**************UPDATE************** that is: what i’m trying to do is move beyond consumption, beyond the purely creative, and get to integrative creativity.” **************Original************** one of the areas i’ve worked on in our student ministry is getting others involved in the weekly service. too many youth pastors i know do all the speaking. they are the dominate [...]