Archive for April, 2009
Over the last couple of days, I have been reading it by Craig Groeschel. While the book seems to be another leadership book under the same principles that we have read from every other leader in the last ten years, this is still a must read book.
Craig does a great job of communicating several simple [...]
Evaluation
Summer is a great time for youth ministries to evaluate what they have been doing over the last year. Most of us have taken the summer to do different things and to take a break from the things that we are used to doing. Normal programming does not resume until September. However, as we are [...]
18Apr2009 | David Mehrle | View Comments | Continued
Youth Ministry 3.0
I have just finished reading Marko’s book, Youth Ministry 3.0. I have to admit that I am a little confused as to exactly what I want to take away from this book. The first four chapters are not that impacting if you have been in Youth Ministry for any length of time. The last two [...]
15Apr2009 | David Mehrle | View Comments | Continued
Modesty in tween girls
When the constant onslaught of parents that complain about the way students dress today and the way girls seem to not care what they show. This article should be refreshing to those of us who are working in the student arena.
MODEST BUT NOT MOUSEY
Why tween girls are finally covering up [...]
Collapse of Distinction – book review
“Can your customers tell the difference between you and your competition?”
This question is the whole premise of Scott McKain’s book, Collapse of Distinction. As a Student Minister working in a large church this is a question that really impacts the whole organization. In reading Scott’s book I found myself at times wondering if it was [...]
Communicating vision and strategy
Over the next several weeks I want to share some time-tested truths with you about leadership. I will be focusing on leading teams. Many of us have transitioned our ministries into a team-based structure. The best thing about this is that we get the chance to develop and create new ideas while including others in [...]
6Apr2009 | David Mehrle | View Comments | Continued
Aging conferences need…
In a culture that has become extremely aware of what it means to be Postmodern and desires to gather together in multi-generational services, why do we not support one another? As I strive to deal with this question, please note that I am guilty of this as much as anyone else.
I am currently sitting at [...]
Is your ministry different?
“When people, from their perspective, are inundated with indistinguishable choices, they perceive a product, service, approach, or experience with a specific point of differentiation to be superior.” by Robert Ebert
In what ways do our ministries come across as different from the church around the corner? Do we strive to create environments where the truth is [...]
Growing True Disciples
In George Barna’s book, Growing True Disciples, he lays out some research that is very interesting in regards to what people are thinking about Spiritual growth. He starts off by sharing a definition of a disciple. “…disciple refers to someone who is a learner or a follower who serves as an apprentice under the tutelage [...]
1Apr2009 | David Mehrle | View Comments | Continued
Zack,We already have two services. One is contemporary and one is traditional whatever those terms really mean. However, ...
What exactly does this partnership mean? Are you guys having a traditional service and regular? Or did I read ...
I once was asked about if you needed someone to help you change a tire at 2:00 in the morning ...
Nicely written, Dave. Except that I've gotta push you some on number 1. How is it that we ...
Know your community.I see this time and time again, the service is made up of other peoples ideas and what ...
You become thankful for a good pit crew, a spare tire in the trunk, and the jack that you remembered ...
Regretfully, I don't really have as much time as I'd like to read, since college is so demanding, but I ...
That's awesome. Really cool. 
