The following is a guest post by Matt Maiberger. He is a youth ministry veteran of over 16 years in small, medium, and mega churches. For more from Matt, head over to Youth Speaker’s Coach. Many youth pastors and speakers…
I have tried many different ways to track prayer requests and who I need to pray for. I have kept a hand-written prayer journal, an excel spreadsheet, an Evernote note, and shamefully even just tried to keep it all in…
The following is a guest post by James Blewett, the owner and operator of youth-sermons.com and author of the book Can I Get Baptized in Fruit Punch. I wrote a previous article entitled How Senior Pastors Can Engage Youth During Their Sermons….
For many years I have obsessed over studying great preaching and preachers. They are all different. All have their own unique style and approach to delivering a message. However, there are 7 characteristics that they all have in common. [fusion_builder_container…
This is a guest post by James Blewett, the owner and operator of youth-sermons.com and author of the book Can I Get Baptized in Fruit Punch. 60-80% of Christian teenagers are abandoning their faith after graduation before they finish their Freshman year…
If you missed the free online Preach Better Sermons conference put on by the good people at the Rocket Company, don’t worry. I took a ton of notes. Here are a few of the nuggets I got from each speaker….
About a year ago I got really sick. I tend to avoid doctors like a cat does water, but after a week of feeling miserable I went. The doctor quickly looked at all my symptoms and said, “You have an…
The NFL Draft kicked off last night and continues into this weekend. I absolutely love football. I am a die-hard Green Bay Packers fan. And, yes, I do own a cheese head, which I will proudly wear when they win…
When I started this blog a few months ago, I had no idea how quickly it would grow and begin to gain momentum! I am still shocked when I look at the stats and see that people continue to show…