Doug talks about vision in youth ministry, and shares some ideas to help your students and adult volunteers connect with that vision.

Her name was Karen and she was unhappy with me and the world. She was an adult placed on my volunteer team by my sr. pastor because she had a bad experience with a previous youth worker. The pastor thought that if she was placed on the team her past hurt would be healed. She [...]

I had breakfast this morning with a friend of mine who is coming out of homelessness. He is fighting hard to keep his head above water and his family together. I can’t imagine what he is going through. Every time I am with him I just try to encourage him. I find that I can’t [...]

I love hanging out with friends, just talking and laughing; it’s my favorite thing to do. So why do I struggle with peer to peer relational ministry? I guess it’s because the minute it’s called ministry I change my focus. I get serious and forget to just relax. A friend was telling me that good [...]