The “What Do You Call It?” Theory: The words we use depict the message we want to evoke. Do these different terms make that much of a difference? I’m not sure, but that won’t stop us from choosing one over the other. Today, I am going to dive into the term of “Youth Group”. — [...]
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What Do You Call It: Youth Group?
April 8th, 2010 
joshherndon 
Posted in Ministry Leadership, Random 
Tags: Youth Group, youth group names, Youth Ministry 
4 Comments »2 Types of Retreats Every Group Needs to Do
March 24th, 2010 joshherndon I like Lasting Student Ministry’s 2 Types of Retreats Every Group Needs to Do. He believes that every group needs to do two types of retreats. Many focus mainly on one of these types, but miss the importance and the benefit of the other type of retreats. Here are the two types of retreats: Solo-Group [...]
Posted in Ministry Leadership Tags: Planning, Summer Retreat, Winter Retreat, Youth Group, Youth Ministry 1 Comment »When the Youth Pastor Can't Be at Youth Group (God, help us all)
March 23rd, 2010 joshherndon One of the bigger challenges of leading a smaller youth ministry is the significance of my attendance. The first time I was absent from our youth service I asked my senior pastor to speak: •Six kids showed up •The adult leaders couldn’t setup the sound system •One of our student leaders went to the hospital [...]
Who Should Be Given Authority to Lead Worship?
March 5th, 2010 joshherndon I believe everyone from the drummer to the lead singer in a worship band is a worship leader because they’ve been given authority to give a public example of worship (of course music isn’t the only form of worship, but that’s another post). But time and time again I run into this question: Who should [...]
Jesus v. Satan v. Texting
February 14th, 2010 joshherndon What do you do with cell phones in your youth ministry? We ask our students to turn them off for 1-hour during the discussion groups, worship, and teaching. …but we try not to be too dogmatic about it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fof7xkBiTJ8] Related Posts:New Series: I AMTeenage Truths IVProfound ImprintsForget the Pizza PartiesBecoming Bivocational
Posted in Central Student Ministries, Media Tags: Cell Phones, Jesus, Satan, Texting, Youth Ministry 1 Comment »Opted for Friday Nights.
January 29th, 2010 joshherndon 16 months ago there was no youth ministry at my church. So when we began our weekly meetings, the obvious question of “when do we meet” arose. Surprisingly, an overwhelming majority of students polled wanted our weekly youth service to be on Friday or Saturday nights! With the freedom to escape the traditional Wednesday-night mold, [...]
The Great Domino's Reformation
January 20th, 2010 joshherndon I love what Josh Griffin wrote about Domino’s Pizza Turnaround campaign, and how it relates to Youth Ministry. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH5R56jILag&feature=player_embedded] There comes a time when churches must realize they need to make a change – unfortunately, that is usually 10 years after a bunch of people have already realized it. How challenging would it be for [...]
Posted in Ministry Leadership Tags: Change in the Church, Domino's, Pizza Turnaround, Youth Ministry No Comments »We Shoot Students
January 8th, 2010 joshherndon A fun intro video we did for CSM tonight. Enjoy! Related Posts:Growth and ReinforcementChanging the WinThe Tension Between Holiness and GraceEvaluating What I Spend My Time Doing [cutting out the fat]Rationalizing a 4-Week Break from Youth Group
Posted in Random Tags: Becca Pless, Central Student Ministries, Intro Video, Josh Herndon, Madi Cooper, Tag, Video, Youth Ministry No Comments »Youth Ministry Made From Scratch
January 2nd, 2010 joshherndon I was a guest writer for Josh Griffin on his blog during his vacation sometime ago (there were a dozen other guest writers too, so don’t think too highly of me). Regardless, I thought I’d pass along what I wrote. Enjoy! At the beginning of the month was my first year at my first ministry [...]