Jesus On A Tuesday – Part 4
Summary Part 4 of 4 in a series on what it means to follow Jesus regularly, not just on Sundays. This final video is a description of the Grand Rapids […]
Ministry
Thought Factory Podcast #406 || Students’ View: Behind Closed Doors on the School Campus
It may be difficult to understand what happens in the hallways and classrooms of schools, or even what happens between friends and classmates behind the doors of a school campus. […]
Thought Factory Podcast #308 || These Habits Can Change Your Home
What habits at home attribute to lowering the high-risk behaviors in teenagers? Research has shown that this one habit can lower the things that many parents fear will happen to their adolescent. In this […]
Thought Factory Podcast #304 || Help Young People Love The Church: Kara Powell Interview
Churches are losing both members and vitality as increasing numbers of young people disengage. In this episode, we interview Kara Powell, who is the executive director of the Fuller Youth […]
Thought Factory Podcast #205 || The Crisis Moment for Students
Hosts Jeff Eckart and Jayson Brewer interview Charlie Alcock, a youth ministry professor at Indiana Wesleyan University. Charlie has been a youth leader/youth pastor for 28 years and now raises […]
Thought Factory Podcast #204 || The Future is Further Than it Appears
It seems more and more that students are growing up too fast in our society. But something else has been trending, these kids aren’t growing up. And no matter who […]
Thought Factory Podcast #203 || The Most Influential Environment in Society: Interview with Chuck Klein
What is the most influential environment in society? In today’s episode, we discuss the topic of the most influential environment in society. Chuck is the Director of Campus Alliance, a […]
Thought Factory Podcast #201 || Going Beyond the Fear of Lunchroom Ovations & Tall Middle School Girls
In today’s episode, we discuss the topic of fear in students’ lives. Fear surrounds us and our culture is driven by fear. There is a lot of money in fear. […]
Ideas To Retain Students in Your Ministry
I first started gathering data, to try and get ideas for our own ministry, but then decided that this was good information to share with everyone! I asked a handful […]
How To Build Community In Your Group
I see community being one of the glues that can hold a youth group together. Students doing life together and learning about Jesus. But, how do we have community when […]