Category: Ministry
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An Overabundance of Truth Bombs at NCCYM!
December 5th – 8th was the National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry… hosted in Tampa! What an incredible weekend, talking about everything from the recent Synod on Young People, research on those who are disaffiliated with the Church, Ministry is like a Map (Dr. Bob McCarty) “If we’re using the wrong map, we’ll never understand […]
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Walking In His Desert During Lent
Lent is here. It is among us. For me, I have noticed myself in such a rut. This place of confusion and being overwhelmed by the wave of tasks and duties. Responsibilities to my family, my community, and in my relationship with Christ. In the many moments of loneliness and frustration, I feel so tied […]
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Some Media Inspiration to Actually Do Lent.
There are a decent amount of friends posting on social media about this liturgical season in the desert. Ash Wednesday memes are truly out of this world and there are selfies galore and let’s not forget the goodbyes from our faithful friends posting “see ya at Easter” which seem to parallel the full parking lots and Sunday friends […]
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When You’re Not A Summer Missionary Anymore
Dear college student (or mom, if you’re reading this), Right now over a hundred on-fire college students are en route to Tiger, Georgia to go to the sweetest mountains for John 15. John 15 is a retreat for former Life Teen Summer Missionaries. So many dear and wonderful people are about to attend perhaps the best […]
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Why it’s #BeAMissionaryMonday
Prologue Excuse the fact that I’m typing this within the last few hours of #BeAMissionaryMonday . I planned on having this done last night. But life and ministry got in the way. Time got ahead of me, the people I serve became priority. I made a plan and God laughed. So now I’m posting this […]
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Why Youth Ministry?
“Why youth ministry?” “Why on earth would anyone choose to remain in the social, emotional, and spiritual chaos of being a teenager? ” “Why choose passion over prestige?” “Why devote time to the Church in a culture that calls it ridiculous?” …and why spend extra time in the office writing about it after the workday […]
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