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21. Keep Risking; Be Innovative
I grew up in a pretty conservative home and community. Risking and trying new things were not things to be celebrated. I went through most of my life believing that it was important to be safe than sorry. I began my ministry career with a mindset that it was wiser to do what had always…
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20. Not Everyone is a World Changer
Over the last 20 years I have heard a number of well meaning phrases that parents tell their kids, that unknowingly sets them up to fail. In my early years of ministry I had parents or leaders pull a student aside and tell them how mature they were. Many times, the student was mature for…
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19. Make the Main Thing the Main Thing
When I started in youth ministry, my top priority was to make sure that people felt loved and cared for and that church was a safe place for all people. When I interviewed at churches and then when I cast vision at new ministries, I would be intentional in creating a safe place where people…
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18. Collaboration is Key to Success
Shortly after beginning my job in Kentucky, one of the pastors on my staff encouraged me to take a handful of my staff to visit a church in South Carolina that we were modeling ourselves after. We were a decent sized church that was just figuring ourselves out and the church in South Carolina was…
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17. Cancer of Conflict
One of the most influential people in my life was my grandma. She was always there for me growing up. She always had an ice0cold Mountain Dew in her refrigerator for me and constantly knew what snack I liked. She would listen to me when I was frustrated. She would create a safe atmosphere no…
