It’s graduation season! This means one thing: Lots of graduation parties celebrating the accomplishment of finishing school! Whether high school, undergraduate or graduate level, each student has crossed the finish line and is able to throw his cap…
This article is the second in our Discipleship/Mentorship Series. In this series, we aim to explore various paradigms we use for discipleship/mentorship, discuss how the gospel informs how we relate to it, and share some of the experiences…
I found this article instructive about how the San Francisco 49ers are adapting the way they teach and communicate with players. The head coach recognized that they are dealing with millennials, whose modes of communication and attention spans are vastly…
I have spent quite a bit of time in my ministry career attempting to prove myself, whether it was through my worth as a communicator, teacher, or visionary, or simply as a pastor. This common struggle plagues most…
If you lean on the process instead of Jesus when you’re discipling students, you’ll fall flat on your face.
As the youth staff at the Church of the Advent, we enjoy sending graduating seniors off to college and the real world with a book. Over the last two years, we have selected the The Mockingbird Devotional: Good News…
Did you know that posting a picture on Instagram at 7pm on Sunday produces more “likes” at a faster rate than posting at other times? Did you know that posting two pictures in one day is frowned upon…
“My friend ‘came out’ recently as a bi-sexual.” she explained, sitting across from me on my frumpy youth office love seat. “How did you respond?” I asked. “I told her I was really proud of her,” she stated…
Various reactions have arisen from the Pew Research study on religion. In this article, Youth ministry leader Alvin Reid, a former Rooted speaker, offers a helpful, constructive, and honest analysis of the numbers. He gives particular attention to how…
