Wed, April 08, 2020
From “I Never” to Always
I have a new idea and that is to post the notes from my lessons here on Nailscars.com. I won’t do it every time, but ...
Continue Reading →How I prep a Youth Talk (Vlog 1)
So I got a new camera and a computer that is actually able to edit the footage from said camera so I am trying to ...
Continue Reading →Wildlife Middle School Worship is Back
One of the most fun things that has happened for me in ministry happened a couple of weeks ago. It was the triumphant return of ...
Continue Reading →My Advice for Life (A Drawing While Teaching Lesson)
This summer I have been working on a series of lessons based around drawings. To kick that off I did this lesson you see here. ...
Continue Reading →Squishy Circuits: An electric lesson for younger youth and children
The Idea: Use a simple circuit to light up some LEDs using “squishy circuits” to talk about sharing God’s love with others. What are “squishy ...
Continue Reading →About Me
I don't have all of the answers and some weeks it feels like I don't have any of the answers. I forget students names sometimes and say stupid things that hurt their feelings. I often find a good word picture or object lesson and build the lesson off of that instead of the other way around. I have put the finishing touches on a Wednesday night Bible study on Wednesday more times than I can count. I don't always pray as much as I should and I never study as much as I should. I try every new youth ministry model that comes from the "experts" and I have had at least 3 mission statements over the past 5 years.
But I love students ministry. I love watching teenagers as they serve God. I love to see them worship and forget about themselves for a while. I love seeing someone wake up to the love of God if only for a little while. I love to see them out serving their community and sharing the love of Christ with others. I love to be a part of their lives and I love seeing the world through their eyes. Like I said, I'm an average youth pastor.
About Nailscars.com
For almost 20 years now I have been trying to add creative ideas for use in the local church. In the early days Nailscars.com was just a place to publish some scripts, but it has become a collection of creative ministry resources for youth ministry and worship.
I began writing a blog more to process my own thoughts more than anything else. As I started writing the comments that I got back from people amazed me. As I was honest with my struggles most of them would write and say “Thank you.” “It is just nice to know someone else struggles with these same things,” was a common response.
So this has become a place where I share the struggles and successes of being in youth ministry. I hope that you find something that God can use in your life and ministry.
Permissions/Copyright
Thank you for coming to check out Nailscars.com. Everything here is free to use in any non-commercial way. Feel free to use the resources without giving me credit. If you are want to republish an idea let me know and I will probably give you permission.