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Ministry Innovation Comes in All Shapes and Sizes
At the Innovation Lab, when we give a presentation, lead a workshop, or engage in conversation with a ministry leader, we always start by defining what we mean by “innovation.” We start here because the word “innovation” comes with a ...

Gratitude In Ministry
Kris Konsowitz Kris has over 35+ years of experience in youth ministry. Her ministry experience includes serving as the Youth Minister at Collierville UMC in Tennessee. Kris has experience serving in youth ministry at the local, conference, jurisdictional and national ...

Youth Ministry with Jeremiah Law
For Jeremiah Law, youth ministry was always in the plan. After receiving his undergraduate degree in youth ministry, he joined CYMT to pursue a master’s and get the support he needed to start his first job as a youth pastor. ...

Bi-Vocational Ministry with Ryan King
Ryan (he/they) never planned on being a youth pastor. They had volunteered at summer camps and youth-serving organizations, but also had a full-time job that provided a life they were comfortable with. He and his wife weren’t even really active ...

More than Gratitude: Empowering Youth Through Christian Thanksgiving
Dr. Andrew Zirschky Andrew has more than 20 years of congregational youth ministry experience and holds an M.Div. and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of Beyond the Screen: Youth Ministry for the Connected but Alone Generation ...

Camping Ministry with Sarah Carlson
Sarah Carlson was a high-achieving, high-anxiety teenager. She constantly pushed herself at school and extracurriculars. Her schedule was packed with activities that would make her look good to colleges, to her parents, and to her peers. She was constantly striving, ...

Under the Microscope: Church Culture Needs to Be Interrupted (A Response to Alexander Lang)
by Meghan Hatcher Last month, a blog post titled “Departure: Why I Left the Church” went viral throughout a wide swath of the ministry landscape. In the post, former pastor Alexander Lang articulates why he recently chose to leave not ...

Practicing Sabbath In Your Youth Ministry
Stephen Ingram Stephen is a 25+ year youth ministry veteran. His books include Hollow Faith: How Andy Griffith, Facebook, and the American Dream Neutered the Gospel, ExtraOrdinary Time: 365 Ordinary Moments with an Anything But Ordinary God; and Organic Student ...
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