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Here are my thoughts in written form. I hope they are valuable and contribute to your growth.
Semi Formal Youth Ministry Training in Mexico
We have been training youth workers in Mexico for more than 10 years, and the Bachelor's degree program has been met with a lot of excitement but at the same time difficulty because of the fact that it is a full time program that requires studies from 7 AM until 3 PM...
read moreTraining Trainers to Train Trainers
Last January we started a Master's in Youth Ministry degree program at the Seminary here. We had two visiting professors come and teach for two weeks. Last week, we had the next two classes in the series, and it went great. The visiting professor is a pastor from Cuba...
read moreExamples in 3 John
The letter of 3 John to Gaius is often overlooked simply because of its size, but the message that it teaches is one that I have experienced time and time again throughout my ministry. As a missionary, I often visit new places where the only connection I have with the...
read moreThe Heart of the Youth Leader
A few weeks ago we had the annual National Youth Workers' Summit in Mexico City. It was a great time as more than 400 youth leaders from all over the country came to be inspired and trained to do better ministry to youth and adolescents in this country. I taught a...
read moreResults of Formal Youth Ministry Training
When we started with Youth Ministry International, the main focus of the youth ministry training that they were involved in was informal, seminars and conferences to help local church youth workers. YMI trainers would also informally mentor local church youth workers...
read moreOne Body – Many Parts
Last week I traveled to Louisville to help host the first ever (to our knowledge) Global Youth Ministry Leadership Training Summit. Randy Smith, the president of Youth Ministry International, and Dann Spader of Global Youth Initiative, along with Colin Piper of the...
read moreThe Courage of Bill Nye
In case you didn't know, there was a debate this week between Bill Nye (The Science Guy) and Ken Ham, from Answers in Genesis. I watched it online from my home in Mexico. I don't want to get into the topics of the debate, but it's pretty fair to say that...
read morePledge to the Bible
When I was a little kid, I remember that every morning in our Christian School we would stand up, salute the American flag, salute the Christian flag, and the Bible. The pledges became such a habit that even now, I can recite them without really thinking. This past...
read moreUsing Kustomnote to Avoid Writing Repetitive Reports
I have many reports I have to fill out on a regular basis. Most of the time, these reports get sent to me in a Word document, and I have to deal with formatting issues in Word. I am not a big fan of Word, and I'm even less of a fan of wasting time filling out the same...
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