Jesus On A Tuesday – Part 2
Summary Part 2 of 4 in a series on what it means to follow Jesus regularly, not just on Sundays. Jesus called the disciples and said “I will make you […]
Missions
Thought Factory Podcast #513 || Never The Same Generations Event 2018
Generations is an annual fundraising event put on by the national youth ministry organization, Never The Same. Never The Same is comprised of NTS Camp (youth camp), Claim Your Campus […]
Four Ways to Serve & Evangelize in Your Town
An important part of the youth ministry I’m involved in is Rescue. Our large church’s mission statement is ‘To live, love, and rescue like Jesus’ and as a youth ministry, […]
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 […]
Posture Four: Life For God
In John 21:15, Jesus presented Simon Peter with a series of three questions in quick succession, questioning his true love for Jesus. Each time Jesus asked, “Do you truly love […]
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 […]
CLAIM YOUR CAMPUS UPDATE
In 2003 a movement began. A few students began to pray weekly at their school as a part of Claim Your Campus. That campus began to change. Since then Claim […]
When Subtracting Prayer from School means Multiplication
It has been quite a month. As I walked down the hall as the FCA(Fellowship of Christian Athletes) huddle leader of a local middle school in Grand Rapids, MI, I […]
Growing Up Too Fast…or Not Growing Up? Part 3
Part 3: Youth Workers (Be sure to read at least Part 1 of this blog to make sense of this post. Also check out Part 2 for the connection to […]
Summer Missions: The 4ish Things You Should Be Doing Now
Summer mission trips are awesome! Some of my best memories of being in youth group come from those trips. Now, that could be because it always seemed to be a […]