One of the most important things about leading volunteers is recognizing that in order to really take care of that volunteer you need to do more than just care for that individual person. There is no such thing as a no strings attached volunteer. Everyone that you will ever have on your team represents an [...]
Posts Tagged ‘family’
The no strings attached volunteer doesn’t exist.
Posted: November 3, 2011 in family ministryTags: church, family, family ministry, ministry, team, thank you, volunteers, youth ministry
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Quality time comes from quantity time!
Posted: August 24, 2011 in family ministryTags: beach, create, family, family ministry, ministry, quality time, quantity time, vacation
We just got back from vacation last weekend and man is my tank filled up! It was great to get away and just love my family, here are some of my favorite pictures from the week. Jen posted a bunch more on her facebook page so these are just some highlights.
The BIG picture
Posted: July 21, 2011 in family ministryTags: big story, circumstances, family, orange, parenting, reggie joyner
Last night was the second week of our Cups of Coffee parents discussion group, and wow it was awesome! We had a great dialogue that I thought would be helpful to share with everyone…
Don’t forget to wave!
Posted: June 7, 2011 in family ministry, leadershipTags: dad, family, fun, funny dad, humiliating son, mark oestriecher, ministry, school, wave at the bus, whyismarko
I found out about this from Marko’s blog and thought it was too good not to share…
Thank a soldier.
Posted: May 30, 2011 in family ministry, leadership, randomTags: death, family, loss, memorial day, ministry, soldier
This weekend was a great time for our family to spend quality time together with great friends and family. And as I am enjoying this time one thing keeps ringing true in my mind…
6 simple steps to the perfect family!
Posted: May 18, 2011 in family ministry, leadership, randomTags: church, family, ministry, parenting, powerhouse, youth ministry
I’ve shared a bunch about how one of my passions in ministry is to bring back the lost art of “family” I think there is nothing more beneficial than growing up in a healthy family. So yesterday…
Your just another face in the crowd.
Posted: May 6, 2011 in family ministry, leadership, randomTags: church, family, leadership, ministry, perfect, youth group
Here is my first in the series of seven posts about what I think top-notch customer service would look like in ministry. Here is the intro to the series from my post yesterday. Today I am going to tackle the first letter in the acronym P.E.R.F.E.C.T; “P” for personal.
“Of course I’m loud, obnoxious, and immature… I’m a youth pastor!”
Posted: May 3, 2011 in family ministry, leadership, randomTags: church, family, youth ministry, youth pastor
So last week I tweeted from the orange conference, “Youth Pastors, no where in our job description does it say we have to be loud, obnoxious, & immature. Let’s make a new stereotype!” I’m sorry if this has offended any of my youth pastor friends but I feel like I have the right to make [...]
Heading to the Orange Conference!
Posted: April 27, 2011 in family ministryTags: family, jen, nathan, powerhouse, youth group, youth min
I’m headed to the Orange conference! Family ministry is something that God has put on my heart in a huge way over the last few years, I have been wrestling with the idea of how to bring back the “lost art of family” for a while now and one thing is for sure, I DONT [...]
