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Confessions of an Average Youth Minister

Growing up in a Social Network Age

In an article on Newsweek.com about labels that are put on us when we are in high school this sentence really caught my eye. And how do those labels shape who we become in an age when, thanks to social networks, we don’t rea...

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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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Different Worlds

Tomorrow night we are talking about how as Christians in America we are also part of the Universal Church. As such we should care about the persecution and sufferings of Christians around the world. If we honestly believe that ...

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Communication

I am very rapidly becoming the old man who yells at technology and says that it was better “back in my day!” But I am trying to stay current. The recent addition of Twitter to my life (Click the link above to follow...

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GPS State

Has anyone else seen this commercial? There is a mother in a mall with her tween age daughter. They are saying goodbye and the daughter is walking off down the escalator to another part of the mall. The voice over says somethin...

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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.

Growing up in a Social Network Age

The Pain of Eating Disorders

Different Worlds

Communication

GPS State

About Me

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