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Barriers to Mission - Part 1 What Happened to Our Confidence? My friend’s kids are hilarious. I love hearing each funny little story every time we see them. The one about my friend’s three-year-old shouting “Praise the Lord!” at the top of her lungs when her parents pray at meal times, or another friend whose daughter, whenever she’s asked “Guess who we’re...

The Trust Quadrant A tool for thinking clearly about who you are releasing and who you are holding back In the last post, we explored why releasing others into leadership is an act of faith, not just strategy. But what happens when you want to take a step of release and you are not sure who is ready, or how much you...

The Trust Fall Why releasing others into leadership is an act of faith not just strategy In the last of this series, we talked about sorting what’s in your hands - what to hold, what to share, what to pass on. The passing on part is where many of us get stuck. Not because we don’t want help and not because we don’t...

The Delegation Game In my last blog, we thought about the endless ideas, dreams and tasks of running a student ministry. You’re running small groups, planning outreach, meeting one-on-one with students, and answering tough faith questions, the list can feel endless even if you’re excellent at time management. The future of student ministry in the church will be done by us...

The Decision-Making Exercise How to break free from paralysis when everything feels urgent (and exciting) In the first blog of this series, I shared why I believe coaching tools can be such a gift to those involved in student ministry, especially when the needs are great and the hours are few. Whether you’re employed by your church, volunteering in the margins of...

The Harvest is Plentiful but the Hours are Few Why coaching tools can help you lead with clarity, purpose, and peace “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.” These words from Jesus in Luke 10 are all too familiar to anyone involved in student ministry today, whether you’re a full-time student worker, a church leader juggling many hats, or a volunteer...

The Harvest is Plentiful but the Hours are Few How to avoid decision paralysis in student ministry when there’s so much to do and not enough hours in the week. Student ministry has so many facets: discipling students one-on-one, launching small groups, planning events, dreaming about mission and outreach, answering tough questions from your students, and perhaps after all that, there hasn’t...