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Confessions of an Average Youth Minister

Cell Phone Scavenger Hunt

You know that classic youth group game where you give students a list and a driver and send them off in the city to take pictures of themselves doing silly things. Well, Life’s Journey has a modern variation on it. Instea...

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Church tech on Gizmodo

There is an article on Gizmodo today about 3D projector technology and its use in churches. Some of the stuff looks really neat. The ability to do things that go beyond just projecting a pastor on stage (like two live singers a...

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Alfred, the slide building monkey

Do you need a quick way to make custom announcement slides that have a consistent look? Then check out Alfred, the slide building monkey. It is apparently for Seacoast Church, but the site has no contact information and no ...

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The Pain of Eating Disorders

When searching for quotes about anorexia and bulimia I stumbled across self-injury.net. The blog section is what keeps pulling me back. The heartache and struggles of these girls breaks my heart and reminds me again why it is s...

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Online Study Bible

beta.mystudybible.com Sure it is the Hardcore Southern Baptist version, but Holman actually has some neat stuff going with their new Bible online. It is still in “beta” phase so there are some kinks to work out, but...

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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.

Cell Phone Scavenger Hunt

Church tech on Gizmodo

Alfred, the slide building monkey

The Pain of Eating Disorders

Online Study Bible

About Me

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