Category Archives: leadership

Called with a Question (Philippians 2:12 is something that keeps coming up) Spiritually and emotionally healthy leaders lead from a place of personal security. When leaders operate from insecurirty, challenges arise that risk personal and corporate success. Insecure leaders are dangerous to themselves, their followers and the organization they lead. Public leadership amplifies our flaws,Continue reading “YLS 07 — Interactive 04 — Les Welk”

youthandleadership.com Pay Attention God speaks to us, so that we can become his mouth piece. — that is what truly pentecostal people are. They walk out of a service and live lives where God gives them on time information for wherever they are and whoever they are with. If we are going to become hisContinue reading “YLS 07 — Session 5 – Nate Ruch”

Teenagers want the truth given to them straight. Expanded Memory skills language Mastery continues. –this is why myspace, blogs, phones, poetry, all start to be used because teenagers are beginning to use their verbal skills. MetaCognition – the ability to think about thinking — They begin to think abstract thoughts. “the Bible Says” doesn’t alwaysContinue reading “YLS 07 — Interactive 3 — Mike Thompson”

Confessions of a Mac Evangelist Healthy Evangelism vs. Unhealthy Evangelism Most of what happens evangelistically in the American Church falls under the unhealthy variety! What Should Evangelism Not Be? Turn Or Burn Tracts – Read this Card I’ll see you later Making a person a project Soapbox evangelism — Street Corner Preacher Candy Coating MixingContinue reading “YLS 07 — Interactive 2 — Jeff Cossack”

Caffeinated Youth Ministry Does our youth ministry have a Kick? Does it have a lasting affect? Or do we look the part and don’t make a difference? Are we making life long Christ Followers? Matt 5:13-16 If we are going to be an emerging church we need to get out of the walls and engageContinue reading “YLS 07 — Session 3 -Jeff Kossack”

The Voice We all go through a process of drift from experience to today. If you add 40 percent more weight to your skeleton it will begin to bow under the weight. The same thing happens with our life. We are only supposed to handle a certain amount of weight. The weight that we bearContinue reading “YLS 07 — Session 2 – Nate Ruch”

Les is the Northwest Ministry Network SuperIntendent (He’s also a Ninja!) The one thing that God has in mind for us is His Mission to redeem the world. God made us to be reflections of his goodness. Joshua 1 The passing of a generation – Nothing causes a leader to rise like the passing ofContinue reading “YLS-07 — Session 1 – Les Welk”