The Top 10: July 2018

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…

The Wild-Draw-4 Card Gospel

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…

Parenting the Prodigal Son

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…

The Public Progress of a (Youth) Pastor

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…

Student Series: Faith Not in Ourselves

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…