The Weekly Word

This week’s thought, is a blog of a blog of a blog… It comes from Kem Meyer, via Josh Griffin’s blog.  Here is the excerpt from Josh…
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Kem Meyer has a great article today on overpromising in the church – something that I think I might not be alone in in youth ministry. Here’s a clip, [...]

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The Weekly Word

Today, I thought I’d go more practical, rather than philosophical. So I present to you 10 Unfinished Sentences, by Les Christie of Youth Specialties fame.

I enjoy being around people who…
When I wake up in the middle of the night I sometimes worry about…
The most dangerous thing I would like to try to do would be…
What bugs [...]

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The Weekly Word

Here a good reminder of the role wisdom plays in our lives.  Positioned along side a mentoring relationship, and I think you have the recipe for long term success.

photo by: Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva

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The Weekly Word

I snagged these helpful tips/reminders from Josh Griffin’s blog, and while this post is largely reflecting on youth ministry in general; I think these tips/reminders hold just as true for a mentoring context.  Here’s what guest blogger, Andy Disher had to say regarding mapping directions…
I’ve learned (sometimes the hard way) – that in ministry, it’s [...]

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The Weekly Word

Here is a very good word from our friend Mark Ray on the topic of our masks vs that of being transparent.
As mentors we certainly desire our mentee to be comfortable enough to show their true selves with us and in reality to the world around them.  However, the same is also true for us [...]

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The Weekly Word

Kid’s Can Tell…
One of the things that I have noticed about youth ministry is that a lot of youth pastors view their role as a stepping stone to get to that “bigger pulpit” — you know the one in “Big Church” where the real people are. I’d like to share something with you all: Kids can [...]

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The Weekly Word

I pulled this devotional thought from a weekly email Dr. Dave Rahn sends out to his prayer team.  While he here is referring to the business of his past week (the wedding and marriage of his daughter), it serves as a great reminder of how each of use as Christians are to live and pattern [...]

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The Weekly Word

We’re starting something new here at the SALT Shaker, The Weekly Word.  The Weekly Word is a thought, challenge, idea or bit of motivation related to leadership, mentoring and the like.  Check back every Tuesday and get a new dose of The Weekly Word.
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For as long as I have been in youth ministry, I have been [...]

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Are You Ready to Launch SALT?

Can you believe it, fall is just around the corner!  School administrators and teachers  are preparing to begin for another school year.  The high school football team is practicing hard, anticipating a winning season and likely you have already begun filling in your fall calendar.  With the flurry of ending your summer programing and preparing [...]

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Understanding the Flow of Communication

If you’re like me you learn best with a visual.  To help illustrate the desired flow of communication for the SALT program we’ve developed a visual.  We hope it’s a helpful visual!

Like a copy for yourself or your mentors?  No problem, download it!

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