when you are in youth ministry as long as i have been you expect mornings like this. i am already rounding up the usual suspects. you can view my line up of suspects on facebook album.
Youth Ministry
things on tab : random linkage
its been awhile since i’ve done a set of links. haven’t done a whole lot of blogging lately either. oh well, here is stuff to keep you occupied till i figure out the latter of the issues.
- the martin luther rap, get your reformation gangster on
- modern versus post-modern politics
- most companies struggling to figure out how to serve millennial generations
- how to recruit on campus..
- the under 30 don’t care about your nutrition labels
- olive on a wesley wedding
- millennials want more feedback from their managers?.. really..
- is it the parents or the technology that has reshaped dating?
- a new kind of giver
come visit : take these away
if you live in the middle tennessee area and would like a good pumpkin and other assorted vegetation to decor your home. i’ve got a plenty. come see us at hfumc and take home a little bit of fall with ya. you can find us here!
come be my conference director! : need a job?
do you need a new youth ministry scene? does the idea of being in a fabulous city like nashville appeal to you? pay no attention to the prior post on the gas crisis, that’ll be over before you get here. would the idea of working with me and all my fellow middle tennessee youth & youth leaders seem kinda cool? well, i’d love for you to consider applying for our tennessee conference director of youth and young adult ministries. you can ask me questions if you like, i will answer what i can. mostly i’d love to have someone really relational & innovative come and join our tennessee clan of youth & young adult ministries.
The Tennessee Conference of the United Methodist Church is taking
applications for the full-time position of Director of Youth and Young
Adult Ministries. The applicant should have experience in developing
leaders of youth and young adult ministries in the local church and
beyond. The applicant should be a deeply committed Christian who
exhibits a Christ-like attitude, willingness to give witness to their
faith, and willingness to model servant leadership. The applicant
should have a working knowledge of the structure, ministry, and
theology of the United Methodist Church.The
Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries will encourage, engage,
equip and empower the youth and young adult ministries to build
disciples of Jesus Christ. The Director of Youth and Young Adult
Ministries will work with the Connectional Ministries staff, youth, and
young adult councils to enhance ministry in local churches, districts,
and conference.Being bilingual and/or willingness to learn Spanish is preferred.
Salary is negotiable and will be based on the applicant’s experience.
A Vision for Youth and Young Adult Ministries as well as an expanded concept of the position is available upon request.
thoughts on a postcard : marketing in ministry
last week i sent out my very first graphically enhanced postcard. our church has had this ‘no color’ policy for some time. not sure why, but i was faithful to that till i just couldn’t take it anymore. i now just do it when it is needed. since we were doing a big kickoff for our remodeled youth program and reimagined focus. so we sent out postcards to all the youth. i had some of the leaders pick out our graphic, i told them it needed to be simple, clean and conveying an image they felt would speak to what we were getting into. i liked their choice, which worked out well for me. so with my first snazzy postcard attempt i was intrigued to read thoughts from the ministry marketing coach.
People Don’t Pay Much Attention to Your Postcards, Sorry!
..even the slickest advertisement, from even the best advertising agency
comes up against all the other clutter of competing messages in the
mailbox also clamoring for the attention of the people they want to
reach. What you need is a strategy for overcoming the clutter...
Frequency in advertising is the number of
times an advertisement is repeated to the same audience. Most
advertisers, especially religious advertisers, give up long before the
person they want to reach has been “reached” with the message...
This same thing happens when you are making evangelistic contacts or
following up on the people who visit your church. Just because guests
come a few times in a row doesn’t mean your follow-up work is done. How
long did it take you to understand what it means to follow Jesus?
Sadly, too many churches give up on people long before they should.
i don’t really have a frequency plan for sending out more of a postcard campaign. i just thought i’d use some stationary the wifey bought for me to write individual letters to people. maybe that will help