2016 Best of...

With this being my first year out of vocational ministry in over a decade, it shouldn't be a great surprise that the amount of posts on a blog focusing on ministry - especially to youth - have somewhat decreased.

But, from what I did write, my most viewed post was Fun will never win, followed by The Leader's Cringe Poker Face.

Here are the other highlights...

My Bible Reading Plan

Expanding to Two (my most exciting post for the year)

Grieving over a Dead Ministry

Why I Don't Believe in "The One"

Why Every Church Needs a Kid's Corner

Why I Explain Communion to my Daughter and Every Church Family should do the same

The Lasting Legacy

The Secret Ingredient of Great Ministerial Elevator Pitches

What I Look for in a Minister

The Two Hobby Horses I Ride

The Dangers of Interpretive Gymnastics

The Ministry of Silence (something that anyone who used to inhabit the inner sanctum of a church knows that they need to exercise)

Why Leaving a Church Should be like Buying Condoms - My third most viewed post.

What Forces the Church into Code Red?

What CrossFit and the Church have in Common

How to give a Bad Sermon in Four Easy Steps

Pre-Service Questions

The Best Evangelistic Steps: Appeal. Think. Chat.

Why the Church should Always Provide Pew Bibles

The Adult Check-List

Anatomy of a Dying Church

Exit Interview Questions

The Lesson for Those No-Longer-In-Ministry

What do you do when you Hit your Final Number?