Are “Religious Rights” Dead In Schools Today?
Perhaps you’ve heard of Joe Kennedy, the Bremerton, Washington high school football coach who prayed after games. He privately prayed on the field and players, on their own volition, joined […]
Beliefs
Posture One: Life Under God
In reference to Jeff Eckart’s blog post that started this series off, I grew up thinking the lack of calcium was the reason for my small bones. My mom always […]
Are We Forever Losing Students Because of How We Present God and His Gospel?
It was a shocking discovery. What if you discovered on your 30th birthday that something you were raised to believe wasn’t true? For example, what if you were told that […]
Three Reasons for NTS Camp’s 2016 THREADS Theme
When we came together as a team to decide what the theme would be for NTS Camp 2016, we had already known we wanted to teach on the life of […]
Overpowering the Influence of the 2 Lies Media Promotes to Students
If you are in the business of working with students in youth ministry, you typically get (if you are lucky) 1% of their time in a typical week. And yet […]
The Secret Sauce of Ministry
It seems like everyone is looking for the next big thing, particularly in ministry circles; chasing that “secret sauce” that will take them to the magical next level. My inbox […]
Programming for Mountain Top Experiences
I love mountain climbing. Living in Colorado for a summer opened my heart up to that love for the first time when I was in college. The entire summer I […]
Four Lessons Learned Over 15 Years
I have been honored to be involved in youth ministry for over fifteen years. I have been a small group leader, a speaker, as well as a chaplain at local […]
The Absolute Most Effective Way to Meet Your Goal
Would you like to achieve something great in this season of your life? I’m assuming you said “Yes” to this question. Maybe you want to be a better leader, parent, […]
Chasing Truth – Surrendering Sexuality
Read Part 1: The Creator Conflict Read Part 2: Backing Up The Bible Read Part 3: Why Jesus Read Part 4: The Reality of the Resurrection Read Part 5: Explaining Evil […]