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Sustainable Youth Ministry: Why Most Youth Ministry Doesn't Last and What Your Church Can Do About It is unavailable, but you can change that!

You're looking for a youth pastor. Again. What goes wrong? Why do youth ministries crumble? And what is the cost to students, parents, volunteers and church staff? Is a sustainable youth ministry possible, even after a youth pastor leaves? Youth ministry expert Mark DeVries knows the answer is yes, because he helps build sustainable youth ministries through his coaching service called Youth...

Trust is our most valuable currency for dealing with senior leadership. And trust, as we know, takes a long time to build and only seconds to destroy. A single ignored assignment, a single delayed response, a single expression of gossip about the senior pastor to someone else on the church staff, and the value of our currency diminishes exponentially. Just a few months ago, my senior pastor, Todd Jones, gave me the most powerful words of encouragement I’ve ever heard from a boss. In the annual review