How to Simplify Your Social Media
Social media is often one of those intangible areas of ministry. It’s hard to write down on a time sheet that you spent 3 hours this week on Facebook and […]
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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 […]
Avoid This in Youth Ministry
I remember stopping by a garage sale this past spring, only to find one item that I desired to purchase from a complete stranger. The item was a Dewalt battery […]
The #1 Way to Maximize Your Leadership in Youth Ministry
Most of us who work with students in the local church focus our leadership primarily on how we influence and impact students. Going a step further, some of us also focus […]
Chasing Truth – Backing up the Bible
How much do you know about the Bible? Not what’s in it — how much do you actually know about it? Each week in our churches we open up our […]
Why Games Still Matter: Part 2
Leveraging Games During Youth Group A few months ago (ok, 7 months ago) I wrote a blog about why I believe games still matter in youth ministry. Whether or not […]
Take The Phubb Out of Youth Ministry
If you have worked or volunteered in youth ministry long enough (…2 weeks?) you most likely have discovered that cellphones can be a distraction for your students within your ministry. […]
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 […]
Summer 2015 in Review
To kick off our blog for the coming year, we thought we’d share some news about our organization and ministry. So many have reached out to us and asked how things […]
Why you need to see War Room
A few days ago, our staff piled into cars and drove to the nearest theater. With oversized portions of soda and buttery popcorn we anxiously awaited the start of what […]