Mark serves as the Associate Minister at Mountain Brook Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL. He has served for six years in both local church and parachurch youth ministry contexts. Mark is married to Anne, and they have three kids, Josh, Evelyn Louise, and Whit. Mark received his M.Div from Beeson Divinity School at Samford University. He enjoys playing golf whenever he can, reading a good book, and watching Josh and Evelyn Louise take care of their baby brother.
Our task as youth ministers is to help students see that true freedom is not about “doing what I want to do
We must make sure our youth ministries are not just a single part of the church but are a reflection of the church at large.
Because the Gospel writers put their lives on the line to spread the good news, we too can be confident in the account of his life and why it matters to the world.
“You’ve been alone long enough” is the refrain of the Advent season; Jesus is coming.
My students and I needed to believe anew that Christ has freed us from the restlessness that debilitates us.
With well-defined boundaries within an adequate amount of pasture, parents and teenagers can nurture their relationships because of the grace, mercy, and forgiveness Jesus Christ provides.
