by April Kuykendall, Guest Services Manager, Deer Run Camps & Retreats Whether this is your first retreat to plan or you’ve done this many times, eliminate the stress of planning a successful retreat by determining each of the following essentials. ...
by Jason Sansbury If you're like most youth workers I know, everything is on your computer. I mean, EVERYTHING. And most of the time, that's a handy thing. You know, “Everything is there and I can get to it” instead ...
Fundraising is a reality for 99% of youth ministries in the country. At my first youth ministry job, I inherited the tradition of having a monthly potato bar lunch after the 11 a.m. service. I hated this fundraiser. It wasn't ...
Some people would have you believe that a great fundraiser is solely determined by the amount of money you raise. I am not one of those folks, although I do believe that "bang for your buck" is one of the ...
by Jason Sansbury Fundraising was my youth ministry kryptonite. Don’t believe me? At one of my earliest jobs, I ran a fundraiser that lost $2000. (On a related note, you should always make sure your middle schoolers haven’t laid their ...
by Chris and Joanna Cummings Hi there, we are the Cummingses and we are both in church ministry. Yes, you read that right. We were asked to share how we get the bills paid and live off of little income, ...
by Mike Kupferer No youth ministry is immune to the economic hardship facing our country. In order to be better stewards of our resources (and possibly stay afloat), we all need to learn to save a few bucks. Spending a ...
by Mike Kupferer It's time for many youth ministries to turn in their budgets for the next year. The economy is tough, and churches are feeling the crunch, too. The most important thing to remember when working on your youth ...
