Add Grit to Your Ministry
One of my favorite passages is from 2 Kings 3. At this time the Kings of Israel, Judah and Edom have tried to do everything on their own to lead […]
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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 […]
Posture Three: Life From God
Growing up my dentist was my cousin (he’s much older than me) which was great financially for our family. There was a problem though: he lived an hour and a […]
Five Tips to Remembering Students’ Names
Before my daughter was born, I remember considering the implications of bringing her in to this world. I would be responsible for providing her basic needs. I would be accountable […]
Posture Two: Life Over God
As some of you know, we are in a short blog series where we are discussing Skye Jenthani’s Faith Postures. Which takes a good hard look at with young people […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Student Leaders of Today
Students need to be involved in your youth group. Young or old. Experienced or inexperienced. Boys and girls. Seniors and freshmen. Middle school and high school. As their leaders, we […]
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 […]