In this episode, Caleb and Todd talk with Tom Shefchunas, Executive Director of Student Strategy at Orange, about his time leading multi-site middle school ministry at North Point Ministries', how to put strategy in place, and the importance of dealing with insecurity.
Guest Links Shef's website
Rethinking Youth Ministry Podcast
Links Mentioned Youth Specialties
The Learner's Corner Recommended Resource Disrupt Yourself Podcast Episode 76 with David Blake
What We Learned What worked and didn't work for Shef in working in multi-site middle school ministry at North Point Ministries.
We had to choose between efficiency and leadership development.
Quit making statements and start asking questions.
Let values police decisions.
How to guide and form values
Strategy: a plan with an end in mind.
You have too much stuff to do in ministry so stop creating new things. Start refining them every year.
Everyone wonders why something didn’t work, but few people think about what did work.
Just because it didn't work didn’t mean it wasn’t a good idea.
If you're identity is in your leadership, you can't be a secure leader.
Sometimes I have to force myself to do something I don't want to do to prove that it will work without me.
Don't miss the lessons right in front of your face.
Quit taking sides on things that don't have sides.
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