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Do You Have a Signature Event?
Major events… every youth ministry, every children’s ministry, every church has them. Some ministries have one or two, and some […]
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Multi-Level Planning and Strategy in Children’s Ministry
Years ago I landed my very first gig in Children’s Ministry, and I was in so deep over my head […]
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Connection Weekend for Families
One of my favorite weekends at church is Connection Weekend. Connection Weekend is when young children and adults come together […]
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Signage: Win or Lose a Visitor in Ten Seconds
When I retired from pastoral ministry in 2015, I decided that I would do several important things: I would remember […]
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Do Parents Trust You?
A few years back, we rented out one of the local schools for a mission trip we were hosting. I […]
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Equipping Your Volunteers
Just imagine it was you … You have just heard in casual conversation amongst youth workers in your congregation that […]
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Spring Into Your Fall!
It’s May and Spring has sprung! Flowers are pushing up through the earth, the snow has melted, and school is […]
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Creating Culture in Your Congregation
One of the true greats in youth ministry, Mike Yaconelli, wrote a book in 2002 that presented a difficult challenge […]
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Getting Your Team on the Same Page
So, now you have cleaned up the mess from last year, and you’ve said ‘thank you’ to your great team […]
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Cleaning Up At the End of the Year
Well, wasn’t that Easter Egg Hunt that your youth sponsored for the children’s ministry just a blast! I hope you […]
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Searching for Success
Maybe you’ve noticed, there always seems to be one child during an Easter egg hunt who, unsure of what to […]
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Every Sunday. Not Just Easter.
Me. To our new worship leader. In a conversation where I was questioning him about what we’re going to do […]
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Extra Eggs for Empty Baskets
Introduction True story. It was the day before Easter, March 30, 1961, and Peter’s 5th birthday had been the day […]
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How to Limit Your Ministry Impact
“There’s no ‘I’ in team.” If you’ve ever played a team sport, then you have heard this quote. If you’ve […]
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Church-Wide Norms
Is my church normal? At Ministry Architects, we’ve worked with over 900 churches, and inevitably, churches always want to know […]
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COMMUNICATION: Let Your Constituencies Build Your Plan
We didn’t just start asking this question last week. It has always been a big question – “How do we […]
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Creating a Discipleship Pathway That Means Something
Today’s billion dollar question is (drumroll please)…. What makes moms cry more: Kindergarten Graduation or High School Graduation? While we […]
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Youth Ministry Norms
Are we normal? At Ministry Architects, we’ve worked with over 900 churches, and inevitably, this is the most frequently asked […]
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