7%

7%. No, it’s not the percentage of Student Pastors that are prepared for Youth Service tonight or the probability of that JR High boy using deodorant today. Statistics say that only about 7% of ministry happens behind the pulpit. That means 93% of your effectiveness as a Youth Leader will be predicated upon how you […]

Passion Vs. Position

God and I made a deal. And by that I mean He told me to do something and I fought it until I finally agreed. The first post on The Backstage Project site was in early 2010. But the idea for it was birthed long before then. All throughout my life, I have had a […]

The Downside of Resolutions

You’ve heard the statistics. Roughly 40% of Americans start the year making resolutions. The most common of which center around losing weight, budgeting more effectively and spending more time with family. I’ve made countless resolutions in my lifetime. Read more. Study more. Learn a new skill. Be a better leader. Do this or do that. […]

4 tips to reboot your Student Ministry

It’s inevitable. You can count on it. You can take it to the bank or take stock in it. You can bet the farm on it or your bottom dollar, but whatever you do, just don’t be surprised by it. You WILL have tough seasons in Student Ministry. There will be days when you want […]

You Just Had to Be There…

Tell me if this has ever happened to you: You walk up to a group of people or notice someone comments back and forth on Twitter or FB about something that they find hilarious. You ask for an explanation and try as they might, they can’t seem to tell it to you in a humorous way. Finally, […]

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Reboot…

A lot has happened in the 8 years since that cold February afternoon. And so here we are. At the precipice of the official reboot of The Backstage Project.