Simple Thoughts

on April 24th, 2007

Several very simple ministry thoughts I’ve grappled with lately.

- Don’t bother with a website if you aren’t going to update it (ours is totally outdated…)
- Cool looking promo rarely seems to get more kids to your event.
- If parents are for you, who can be against you?
- Junior high ministry is simple, but not easy.
- It’s easier to say ‘no’ to a potential volunteer than to try to get rid of him later.
- Every lesson needs some sort of ‘thought for the week’, ‘final thought’, ‘sermon in a sentence’ etc. to help students hold onto it and apply it once they leave church.
- One of the best parts of junior high ministry is watching the transition from children to young adults over two short years.
-They really just want to be liked!
- Being a leader who is young, cool, athletic, and funny is way over-rated.
- Paying attention to the little things makes a huge difference.
- Don’t take yourself too seriously.

Related posts:

  1. Simple Thought #4: Is Church Broken?
  2. Simple Thought #1: Organized Religion
  3. Simple Thought #5: Youth Ministry In 50 Years
  4. Simple Thought #3: Pastor or Leader?
  5. Simple Thought: Jr. High Tangents

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Joshua Griffin at 7:11pm April 24

Whew! I was worried you were talking about me in that one line until you said “cool” – I’m off the hook on that one!

:)

JG

Anonymous at 12:57pm April 26

And always do the Impossible Shot!