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How Do I Start Over After COVID?

In LeadershipTags COVID, Kidmin Resources, Leadership, Youth MinistryPublish DateAugust 25, 20205 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

In my last blog post, I mentioned that because of the devastating effects of the quarantine, the ongoing fears, and challenges of COVID, we have to start over. So many of us assumed that this was a temporary pause, but it seems that it is more than that. It seems to be a long term pause. It seems that we are not going to be able to go back to normal, I think we are going to have to start …

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We Are Going to Have to Start Over

We Are Going to Have to Start Over

In MinistryTags COVID, kidmin, Kids Ministry, Leadership, Youth Ministry, Youth PastorPublish DateAugust 11, 20200 Views11 Comments samluce

Over the past few months, we have learned that there really is only one thing that remains constant…that is that nothing is constant. COVID has come in and seems to change everything we have held dear …

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4 Actions Family Ministry Leaders Should Avoid   During the COVID Crisis.

4 Actions Family Ministry Leaders Should Avoid During the COVID Crisis.

In Leadership, MinistryTags COVID, Family Ministry, kidmin, Leadership, Youth MinistryPublish DateApril 16, 20203 Views3 Comments samluce

This is my twenty-second year of doing kids and youth ministry and it is like none other I have experienced so far. It seems that we are all, no matter how long you have been doing …

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Should I Let My Teenager Date?

Should I Let My Teenager Date?

In Gospel, Ministry, PersonalTags Dating, Gospel, Relationship, Youth Ministry, Youth PastorPublish DateJanuary 22, 20194 Views2 Comments samluce

Growing up in the ’80s and ’90s, I was right in the middle of the Evangelical whiplash cultural course correction following the social revolution of the ’60s and ’70s. This produced youth ministries at the time …

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Are you a Preacher Who Pastors or a Pastor who Preaches.

Are you a Preacher Who Pastors or a Pastor who Preaches.

In Gospel, Leadership, MinistryTags Gospel, Pastor, preaching, Youth Ministry, Youth PastorPublish DateNovember 15, 20185 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

One of the temptations in ministry but particularly in youth ministry is to be a preacher who pastors. Pastoral ministry is tough there is no way around it, it just is. Preaching is generally immediately rewarding with people …

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Happy Reformation Day – Semper Reformanda

Happy Reformation Day – Semper Reformanda

In Gospel, PersonalTags Gospel, Martin Luther, Reformation, Youth Ministry, Youth PastorPublish DateOctober 31, 20181 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

One of the mottos of the Reformation was Semper Reformanda which means “the church reformed, always reforming” With the strength of the Evangelical Protestant Church this seems like an antiquated motto for the Protestant church in its infancy. However, …

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My name is Sam Luce and I have been a pastor at Redeemer Church in Utica NY for the past 24 years. 18 of those years serving as children’s pastor. Currently, I am serving as the Global Pastor to Families. This is my personal blog it is focused on Discipleship, Family Ministry, and Theology.

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