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Confessions of an Average Youth Minister

Love is Isaiah 53

I saw a heart made of words on the net today and thought I would see if I could make something similar. This is what I came up with. Just to talk about my process a bit, the cross at the bottom is there just because the word &#...

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A Social Network Christmas

A Social Network Christmas OK, this igniter video is the best Christmas mini-movie I have seen since the Jesus and Santa one they did a few years ago. I don’t know how well it will speak to a non-facebook user, but for pe...

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Hymns: Cultural Touchstones

I have to admit if you asked me if I would rather listen to Pillar or the Gaither Vocal Band I would choose Pillar every time. I am not a hymn type guy. I like music that has a little bit of a beat to it, and generally I prefer...

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Seed Prayer Stations

Each of these stations are designed to lead participants in a self-guided worship experience. These were written specifically to be used with the SEED worship outline, but can be used on their own as well. How it Works Create a...

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Seed: Guided Prayer

Synopsis This is a guided prayer activity using a seed as an object lesson. Spiritual idea This is a prayer of submission to God asking Him to guide you as you grow over the next part of your life. How it works Pass out a seed ...

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About Me

I don’t have all of the answers and some weeks it feels like I don’t have any of the answers. I forget students names sometimes and say stupid things that hurt their feelings. I often find a good word picture or object lesson and build the lesson off of that instead of the other way around. I have put the finishing touches on a Wednesday night Bible study on Wednesday more times than I can count. I don’t always pray as much as I should and I never study as much as I should. I try every new youth ministry model that comes from the “experts” and I have had at least 3 mission statements over the past 5 years.

But I love students ministry. I love watching teenagers as they serve God. I love to see them worship and forget about themselves for a while. I love seeing someone wake up to the love of God if only for a little while. I love to see them out serving their community and sharing the love of Christ with others. I love to be a part of their lives and I love seeing the world through their eyes. Like I said, I’m an average youth pastor.

About Nailscars.com

For over 10 years now I have been trying to add creative ideas for use in the local church. In the early days Nailscars.com was just a place to publish some scripts, but it has become a collection of creative ministry resources for youth ministry and worship.

I began writing a blog more to process my own thoughts more than anything else. As I started writing the comments that I got back from people amazed me. As I was honest with my struggles most of them would write and say “Thank you.” “It is just nice to know someone else struggles with these same things,” was a common response.

So this has become a place where I share the struggles and successes of being in youth ministry. I hope that you find something that God can use in your life and ministry.

Love is Isaiah 53

A Social Network Christmas

Hymns: Cultural Touchstones

Seed Prayer Stations

Seed: Guided Prayer

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