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Confessions of an Average Youth Minister

Lord, Undo Me

[ worship,poetry,lifestyle and spiritual adventure ] – matt’s journal – Lord, save me. Lord, save me from myself, my own self-absorbed thoughts, from my personal aspiration, from my personal hounds in the dist...

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Thursday, October 20, 2005 at 08:23 PM

These are rare days in the south—days filled with sunshine and cool breezes when the humidity is low and the air feels dry and ...

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The Journey Book Proposal

To continue with the writer proposal stuff, I finally finished a book proposal to group and I just emailed it about 5 minutes ago. Here is the synopsis. ——————————R...

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10 Things everyone else knew about youth ministry that I had to learn myself

10. Play. Not just a little, not just to prove a point, just play, laugh, have fun. The abundant life Jesus promised starts now! 9. You have to be honest about your own struggles. (this life is a journey) 8. Creative teaching c...

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In the Rain

It’s August and I am outside in Lower Alabama and I am cold. For those of you who don’t take trips down here very often this might not sound weird, but August in Alabama is better known for its 100% humidity and abo...

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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.

Lord, Undo Me

Thursday, October 20, 2005 at 08:23 PM

The Journey Book Proposal

10 Things everyone else knew about youth ministry that I had to learn myself

In the Rain

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