As we are getting ready for the big snow storm here in Chicago I started to think about preparation. I know how to prepare for a storm because I was told 4 days ago that it was coming. But how do I prepare for leadership challenges that I can’t see? As leaders we have to [...]

Working and serving on a team is satisfying. We get lots down and everyone shares the work load, so why don’t more ministries use teamwork? Most of us say we value teamwork but why don’t we actually use it? I believe we don’t use teamwork because it’s hard work. I know it sounds easy but [...]

When we think about youth workers, we often think about people who love to work with students. After all, most youth workers are hired because churches think their students will like them. Now, more and more churches are starting to hire youth workers who serve as managers instead of kid people. This is an interesting phenomenon. It illustrates [...]

As youth workers, we want to see our students grow as leaders. In order to grow student leaders we think we must have a student leadership team. And in reality what we really want to do is see students start to own the mission of Jesus Christ. We want to see them internalize and live [...]