I have to confess that I am still learning to look before I leap. Historically, I have been known as a “ready, fire, aim” kind of guy. This method has certainly come with many setbacks. Nothing catastrophic (thanks…
Hope This Helps (HTH) is a series where fellow youth workers share resources they’ve found helpful in ministry. Of course, some things work in some churches and not in others. But, as always, hope this helps. For youth…
This article is the third in our “What Acts Teaches Us About Youth Ministry” series. The second article can be read here. In this series, we are considering the way the apostles did ministry as described in the Book of Acts….
One of the most subtle means in which many youth ministries operate is on superstitious faith and/or shame-based moralism, which feeds into culture’s idolatry without even realizing it. This workshop examines our Gospel constants in the context of…
This article is the second in our “What Acts Teaches Us About Youth Ministry” series. The first article can be read here. In this series, we are considering the way the apostles did ministry as described in the Book of Acts….
One of the most extraordinary events in all of Scripture is the exact moment after the ascension of Jesus Christ, when post-resurrection life sets in. Think about the people of the Old Testament – living and enduring with…
Last year I attended a youth ministry conference where the majority of speakers were male. There were opportunities for conversations with youth pastors from different regions of the country and from different denominations and backgrounds, but everyone had…
There is no biographical sketch of Mary in the gospels, no description of her childhood. We don’t know her temperament, her struggles, her hopes, her dreams. All we know is what the Bible tells us: she was a…
Very often, Christmas stories get lost in sentimentality. In reality, however, they have great potential for sharing redeeming, comforting truths that help in any season of the year. The following is the third article in our series which…
