Category Archives: Leadership

800 Youth Leaders

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Jonathan McKee

Last weekend was a lot of fun for multiple reasons… but one of the big ones was my time hanging with over 800 youth workers at the YS Palooza event I taught at in Philly on Saturday. Allow me a … Continue reading →

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Tickets for Two in Southern CA

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Jonathan McKee

This May will be the second year I’ll be speaking at the FAM Conference May 16-18th with my friends Doug Fields and Jim Burns at Azusa Pacific University in Southern California. I’ve got an exclusive discount for all of you … Continue reading →

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Getting People to Open Up

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

Sometimes it’s hard to get people to open up in a group setting. In these situations, nothing proves more effective than a creative question. “If you had to have the exact same meal for the next twelve months… what would … Continue reading →

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Will Young People Actually Vote?

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

In 2008, the answer was a definite “yes.” In 2012… yawn… not so much. No one would deny the impact that young voters had on the 2008 election. Fast Company, in their April 2009 issue, named Facebook’s co-founder Chris Hughes, … Continue reading →

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Do What You Say You’re Gonna Do

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

Wow. I’m a little disappointed in humanity right now. Scratch that… let me be more specific. I’m a little frustrated with my fellow Christians right now. A little while ago my friend Doug Fields and I Tweeted to our followers … Continue reading →

Posted in Jonathan's Rant, Leadership, Youth Ministry Management | 16 Comments

“I Hate Recruiting” Contest

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

It’s time for me to give away a few copies of my new book about recruiting & keeping volunteers! (WINNERS POSTED AT BOTTOM OF POST) If you’re involved in church leadership, then you know the power of volunteers. You also … Continue reading →

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Recruiting Help is Still Changing

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

Five years ago this fall we released the first edition of The New Breed, claiming that volunteers are different… and the way we recruit and manage them needs to be different. Any youth worker, children’s worker, or volunteer manager of … Continue reading →

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The Final 2 Principles for Newbie Youth Pastors

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

How should a brand new youth pastor begin his or her job in ministry? That’s the subject we’ve been talking about in my last few blog posts, starting with your advice to “Neal Newbie.” Then I suggested there were 5 … Continue reading →

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5 Principles for “Newbie” Youth Pastors- PART II

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

Last week I asked you to chime in with your advice for my friend “Neal Newbie,” a brand new youth pastor. You all shared some amazing insight. In the next post, I finally chimed in with my two cents, raising … Continue reading →

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5 Principles for “Newbie” Youth Pastors

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Jonathan McKee

How should a brand new youth pastor begin his or her job in ministry? A couple days ago I asked for your advice for my friend “Neal Newbie,” a brand new youth pastor in a small church with just two … Continue reading →

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