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 […]
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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 […]
Minister Within the Mess
Every week following our youth programming, I clean up a mess. Papers, candy wrappers, pens, and pen pieces are scattered on the floor all over our worship area. Chairs that […]
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 […]
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 […]