Jay Strack Dropped Some Knowledge On Me Over Some Coffee!

Jay Strack, one of the world renowned evangelical leaders of our day sat down with me, Keith Harmon and Brian Mills at a local Starbucks.
Here's a couple things that he said to us "young guys."

• "Remember that promotion comes from above. God has you in the place you are for a reason, so have confidence in that."
• Have a passionate commitment to keep growing. Stretch yourself. Personal development is key.
  
• Churches that are growing usually out grow leadership. You have to keep growing personally.
  
• Time management and event management can make or break you, so learn to do that effectively.
  
• You’re building a "brand" with what you’re doing today. That brand is you. Everything you do from youth camps, to d-nows, to bible studies and how you interact with others is apart of how people perceive you. Work hard and grow to be better.
• His book recommendation: The Lunar Men .
• The future of youth ministry will be what he called “incarnational ministry”. Students want truth, and they want to know that you care about homeless, and the environment and the AIDS epidemic etc. and how they fit into those bigger stories. How can you get them to be apart of these larger stories?

I was blessed to be at the table with two youth pastors from a couple of the largest baptist churches in America, and Jay Strack, probably the most connected man in the evangelical world. Not many people can say they got to do this.