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A Publicists Nightmare

OK, so apparently Johnny Depp plays in a band that has a song about someone who may or may not be the “real” Jesus at a bachelor party and at said party he (He?) is either drunk or getting beat up by the drun...

Christian Appraisal Skit

Found this little skit when I was doing some cleaning. The set up is simple it is basically just a teenager sitting on a table like they are the artifact being examined on Antiques Roadshow. You can cover the teen up with a she...

When I see him I smile

If you need to know how much I like my son you just have to know one thing: when I see him, I smile. No matter how hard my day is, no matter what I have been going through or what sorts of things I am wrestling with in my head,...

Children’s Church: Worship on their level or just a way to keep parents sane?

As a new children’s minister I have spent a lot of time thinking about Children’s Church and all of the implications that go along with it. There will always be questions of when should children be in the sanctuary,...

Family Prayer Ideas (Prayer Chain)

Our church is getting ready to have a series of meeting that Baptist normally call a “revival.” I’m not a huge fan of that term, and we actually aren’t calling our meetings that either, but that is the...

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.