173: Mike King YouthFront Camps CEO Youth Ministry's Life Work
Attention Youth Pastors! You need the wisdom of this episode more than you know.
Mike King is a 44 year veteran of youth ministry and he has wisdom for you.
There is a deep truth in blooming where you are planted and valuing the work of your place as much as the work of your position.
Enjoy this fun and wise episode with Mike!
Key Moments:
- There was that moment that I chose to not do something else, but the vision came later as the passion grew.
- Don't Quit. Don't Quit. Don't Quit.
- Never make a big decision when you are down.
- Bloom Where You Are Planted.
- Consider rootedness and these are my people, and this is my city.
- This is the place where I will die.
- "Ministry is going to happen long after I am gone, I want to curate a mindset like that for my team."
- "Establish the work of our hands oh Lord.."
- "we want to live the life that Jesus promised in abundance"
- "we are doing what we always do and we are inviting teengaers into it"
- "read the Bible over and against yourself... if the Bible has a warning, take that warning for yourself"
- "you are going to change so many times in your lifetime, so hold more things lightly"
- "if you are not willing to change you love yourself more than you love the truth, we will be led, we don't lead. we are participants in the truthful change.
- "we get the delight of participating with God"