Behind The Scenes of Big Things
Students want to do big things; they just need the support. It was my senior year of high school that my faith became serious to me. Action was necessary to […]
Gospel
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 […]
How Does Local Culture Affect Youth Ministry?
This has been something that I’ve been pondering for awhile and had to learn how to adapt in different youth ministry positions. Whether those were in college, in Indiana, doing […]
Chasing Truth – Explaining Evil
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 I have two children, a […]
Chasing Truth – The Reality of the Resurrection
Read Part 1: The Creator Conflict Read Part 2: Backing Up The Bible Read Part 3: Why Jesus Christmas and Easter – the two major “go to church” holidays. I […]
Chasing Truth – Why Jesus
Read Part 1: The Creator Conflict Read Part 2: Backing Up The Bible “Everybody dies. Why does Jesus’ death matter so much?” She was seventeen years old, a stranger, entirely […]
The Creator Conflict
My friend Walt* is an agnostic. He thinks he is being very sophisticated using this label; I think he is just being lazy. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying […]
A Student’s Theology
In our fast-paced, ever changing, always evolving world, we are often easily swayed by what’s current or popular. Whether it’s baggy jeans that you can fit your science textbook in […]
NTS Camp Theme Reveal 2015
NTS Camper’s often refer to camp by the theme, rather than the year. I’ve always thought that was pretty cool, and a compliment to our team. They’ll say, “I was […]
Students’ definition of the Gospel
I remember being called out by a pastor. He gave me 3 seconds to explain why I follow Jesus. But, this wasn’t done sitting across from each other at a […]