Student Leadership

Why I am a Student Pastor, Part 3

It’s hard to run from God when you’re in a fish.

It’s also hard to run from God when you’re on a stretcher in the ER with your heart doing flip-flops.
 

Why I Am a Student Pastor: Part 2

I knew I was supposed to be a pastor at a very young age. Heck, I’m even named after a pastor...Decades before I would present my first formal sermon in front of those 8 students at the First Baptist Church of Pipe Creek, if you hit the “rewind” button about 30 years, you’d find me preaching my face off while standing in the big picture window of our living room. My mom said that I would preach powerfully as if every couch and coffee table in that room was about to gasp its last breath and sink into the eternal flames.
 

"This Is Me..."

Recently several students from the Lancaster, PA area got together to plan and organize a fundraising event. The spent weeks, days and hours gathering and sorting items for a yard sale.

It wasn’t to raise money for their youth group or any trip they are going on this summer.

No, as a matter fact not one penny they raised at this event that took place this past weekend will NOT be spent on them, their youth group or church.

Team Building Tips From Uzziah

Uzziah: King and Team Leader

Here are 5 leadership team tips we can learn from him.

Let Me Re-Introduce Myself

We recently had a new member or prospective new member luncheon. Each of the staff had a minute or two to introduce themselves and share what they did at the church. I thought I made a good pitch but our Pastor made an interesting observation about all our introductions.

Developing Student Leaders

When I came to the church that I currently serve at nearly three years ago, I was convinced that developing students leaders is a huge part of influencing people within student ministry. And it's so true. There was a lady at our church who has developed some curriculum that she has called "Servant Team" in which she has put together a four year plan that allows for a Youth Leader to simply follow some different grids to develop leaders through knowledge, experience, and team building. It's a great curriculum and very adaptable for anyone to use.

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