Stories & hacks from a millennial in ministry.
I am convinced that the best ideas in ministry come from being curious about what other youth ministries are doing, and then adapting them to fit your own context -- and this is 100% true for my new favorite service activity during this season, Serve-at-Home Saturday! This idea came from Queen Katie Edwards, over at... Continue Reading →
With schools closed for the rest of the school year, data says that most children ages 6-12 are spending at least 50% more time online, with no definitive statistic for teenagers. But as I talk to our teenagers, and use my instincts from my personal increased screen time, I can guess that that most of... Continue Reading →
People are always asking me to teach them how to do my makeup, and TBH, I'm terrible on camera. Peep this youtube video I made once: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJw8uc37reU But people always ask me, so I've compiled a list of my holy grail products! PRIMER: Smashbox Photo Finish PrimerDUPE: Elf Hydrating Face Primer EYE PRIMER: Elizabeth Mott... Continue Reading →
For Christmas, my little sister gave me a Happy Planner, and I couldn't be happier! (What? I had to make that joke) I wanted a planner that could do several things for me: I wanted it to start on Monday and end with Sunday (since Sunday is the "pinnacle" of the week)I wanted an hourly... Continue Reading →
https://twitter.com/ahc/status/1238553514084884481?s=20 If you’re like me, you are mourning right now. You’re morning all the cancelled events – Spring Retreats, Mission Trips, summer camp, Confirmation, Easter Sunday, weddings. It’s a lot. The tendency, at least for me, in situations like these where there is so little that I can control, is to over-compensate, over-program, and over-plan.... Continue Reading →
I saw quite a few of my millennial friends in ministry talking on the internet this last week about how indispensable my generation -- who are often thought of as lazy, entitled, and obsessed with the internet -- are finally proving their worth to the church! If there is one "good thing" that can come... Continue Reading →
As I approach my 30th birthday on Friday, I've been feeling particularly nostalgic about my 20s. This has been a huge decade of growth for me in every way that I could possibly imagine; and while I know this is to be expected for anyone in their 20s, for me it feels different. Ten years... Continue Reading →
Hi friends! It has been a LONG TIME since I have posted, HOWEVER I did something really cool with students at our Overnighter last month, and I wanted to share it with you here! First of all -- I LOVE Overnighters, and I realize I'm overdue with an "official" post on why they are so... Continue Reading →
This week, the UMC denomination that I serve in voted to strengthen its stance on "self-avowed homosexuals." And I was disappointed. Broken. But I haven't always been this way. I grew up in a Southern Baptist church, and although it was conservative, the message that rang was "Jesus loves you!" I grew up hearing it constantly, which... Continue Reading →
Last year I made a big resolution -- that I would read every book on my bookshelf before purchasing new books. That was a total of 39 books. Yes, thirty-nine books on my shelf (not counting the ones I'll never read, LOLZ). While I didn't get through all of them (or even half of them), I did want to... Continue Reading →
