Ten Years, Still Showing Up For Youth Ministry Games & Taco Bell

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Ten years in and we’re still showing up, still laughing about late-night Taco Bell runs, and still fighting for youth pastors to feel seen on that drive home after midweek. We rewind to the After Nine roots—two friends comparing notes before weekend trainings—and trace how a simple idea to be a caring voice turned into a decade of community, practical help, and honest talk about the inner life of ministry.

We mark ten years by tracing our start as a late-night voice for youth pastors, then share honest, practical ways to celebrate volunteers and students without adding noise to busy calendars. The thread is clear: what we honor out loud is what our ministries become.

• origin of After9 and the late-night drive home vibe
• why healthy ministers create healthy ministries
• celebrating too quietly and how to fix it
• practical leader appreciation ideas that scale
• milestone moments for teens with simple spiritual markers
• training your heart to notice wins, not just problems
• building community with low-cost, high-meaning gatherings
• choosing meaning over more events in busy families

Thank you guys so much for being with us in this journey

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