Wed, June 23, 2021
A Social Network Christmas
A Social Network Christmas OK, this igniter video is the best Christmas mini-movie I have seen since the Jesus and Santa one they did a ...
Continue Reading →Youth Meeting Promo
This is the promo for our new youth series. It was done quickly, but I think the little boy in it is adorable.
Continue Reading →Good Friday Ideas: Videos
There are lots of Easter and Good Friday videos available these days, but one of my favorites would have to be “What Does Love Sound ...
Continue Reading →2 Things
1) Lynda.com is the 3rd greatest site on the internet (1 and 2 are IMDB and Nailscars.com) 2) Adobe After Effects is so powerful that ...
Continue Reading →Christmas Promo Movie
I made this video last year, and it still makes me laugh. We used it to promote our Candlelight Christmas gathering, but the download version ...
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.