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 are careful to study and prepare their content well. Some even take the time to…
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. And there were probably some Youth Pastors who were AOL. (Amening Out Loud) They thought…
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 hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px”…
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 of college. We have all heard this statistic in many different ways and forms with…
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. Steven Furtick He plans 4 months out. The creative team does a series brief for…
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 ear infection, sinus infection and a fever. Here are some drops for your ear, nasal…
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 the Super Bowl again this year. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=””…
Years ago I bought a pair of knock-off Oakley sunglasses while on a mission trip in Mexico. I thought they were cool. They looked almost exactly like real Oakley sunglasses, but were only a fraction of the cost. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=””…
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