So you’re relatively new to youth ministry, what are the first things you do? Plan the Bible studies, check Recruit youth volunteers, check Try to keep the youth from destroying the furniture in the fellowship hall, check Take…
Dear Youth Pastors, We are entering a new phase in our home with a freshman in high school. When I discuss this transition with other parents, we share a common urgency to evaluate what we have taught, shown,…
Here are the top ten articles from the past month that can be of benefit to youth workers and parents in their ministry to teenagers. Some of these give explicit instruction on gospel-centered ministry, while others are included…
Feeling the anxiety and fear of recruitment demonstrates just how sweet and beautiful the gospel is.
There is nothing more exhilarating while playing UNO than being dealt a Wild-Draw-4 card. It basically means you can do anything you want. You can play it right away to get out of a bind, make amends for…
We are all afflicted with a sinful will that tells us we can be, and should be, the masters of our own destinies. It is the greatest lie we believe, and Adam and Eve believed it even when…
Out on our back window sit various pots filled with soil and seed. Come spring, these pots will be emptied, the soil will be turned, and new seeds will be planted. We, and our kids, will then spend…
Everybody loves Chris Pratt. I mean, how can you not like the guy? He made us laugh for almost ten years as Andy Dwyer on Parks and Recreation, or as Peter Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy. He’s…
How often do we love to be reminded of Gods glory in the good, but can’t “feel” him in the rough seasons of life? We might see the Lord powerfully move on a church retreat, but when we…
