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d2s Meets the Office

youthworktalk — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:16:46 +0000

Take some time to check out this funny video made by the guys over at dare2share. It’s real funny and they do a great job in being ‘office-like’.

Hilarious Video from NYMC 2009

youthworktalk — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:42:53 +0000

Check out this video that Josh Griffin just posted over morethandodgeball.com - It is hilarious and captures what youth ministry is often about!!! I will post another one tomorrow… Stay tuned! Thanks to the guys over at Group and Simply youth ministry we had an incredibly deep and amazingly fun time. This conference keeps me going strong in ministry. Check it out for yourself next year: The Simply Youth Ministry CONFERENCE 2010

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Funny British Road Signs

youthworktalk — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:33:50 +0000

Today someone sent me some funny British Road signs. I remember my wife seeing one like this (with out the additional cemetery sign).

Hope this made you laugh!

Phil <><

Bend it like Beckham meets Michael Jackson

youthworktalk — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:29:38 +0000

I’m always checking in with my home country of England to see what is going on back there in the news and media. Whenever I go back to visit my mom (or mum, as I call her), she is always watching the latest ‘Britains got talent’. Now, I know that might sound impossible, but there are a lot of great acts from England… The Beatles and Coldplay are just two that come to mind. Well, check out this video from Britains got talent… It’s what I like to call, Bend it like Beckham meets Michael Jackson… I found it funny. Maybe you will too…. Or you will just think I am a strange Brit who has a weird sense of humor, (and you might be right ;o)

Charlie bit my Finger!

youthworktalk — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:24:54 +0000

A while back a student from our youth program emailed me this video saying, “hey phil, is this you as a kid”? I love this video and think it is hilarious. It’s a great video to use for a message on conflict at home… it begins young.

Hope you liked it!

Phil <><

Ministry can be like chasing cheese!

youthworktalk — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:42:00 +0000

Do you ever feel like ministry is like trying to chase cheese down a hill? It’s like you always have something more to do, always another student to meet with, another leader to train, another message to write… Or the church toilet to clean (after the middle school lock-in), the website to update, a boring church meeting to attend… you name it, it’s always a busy time in youth ministry.

So what do ya do when it gets crazy and busy? Here’s what I am learning to do:

Two books have influenced me in the last few years that have been huge in discerning how to ‘get down the hill’ of ministry safely:

1) What Matters Most by Doug Fields (pick it up at simplyyouthministry). When you discover what is most important in life and ministry, you are able to let the cheese roll away and not have to chase it. In other words, there will always be more to do and the reality is you can’t get it all done. You can either chase like crazy and not get it done anyways, (and in the process compromise your walk with God and your family), or you can take time out to discern what is truly important and ensure that these things get most of your energy, while less important things get delegated or put on the back burner. Doing this gives me great confidence to say, “great opportunity, but if I say yes to it, I will be saying no to something more important”.

2) Eat That Frog, by Brian Tracy: This book is practical and helps me in priorities and ensures that the ‘big frogs’ or the most important and challenging things get done first. It outlines practical steps that I can take to be organized. To say, “oh, I’m a youth worker and all youth workers are disorganized” is a cop out… that does not have to be true. And my effectiveness is tied to my planning and organization.

Nothing happens unless I am intentional… great events of tomorrow are planned today.

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