I discovered Nicholas Wolterstorff’s Lament for a Son through a pastor/friend. He regularly gave copies away. “How many times have you read this?” I asked him. Reaching for the copy that would become mine, this pastor-of-pastors replied, “After twenty years, I’ve…
While there are hundreds of reasons to read The Chronicles of Narnia at least once, here are four reasons why you should read the series every year: They are fun. If you can help it, don’t read books you don’t…
It took me just 20 minutes to read Tyranny of the Urgent by Charles E. Hummel. That means that unless I am brief in this article, you could read most of the book by the time you finish reading my…
A few weeks ago I sat down to catch up with three high school students that I have been pastoring for the past seven years. When I asked them how their relationship with Christ was going, they told…
Rooted offers a unique, simple conference in the world of ministry to youth. Rooted begins with the Gospel as the starting point and considers all matters in youth ministry and youth culture from that axis. These conferences feature…
One of the parts I like least about student ministry is conflict resolution. I never enjoy sitting in a room with upset parents, mediating issues between students or dealing with crises that happen in students’ lives. More often…
After Rooted’s 2013 annual conference, Rooted chairman Cameron Cole shared reasons to attend a Gospel-centered youth conference: 1.) Everyone needs to be reminded of the Gospel again and again and again. 2). No ministry has it all together;…
Perhaps the most important thing that was being pushed in my early years of ministry was the construction of vision, purpose and mission statements. I don’t know if anyone understood the difference between the three; however, you presumably had to have each of them. It also seemed,…
Ebenezer Student Ministries Mission Statement: Our student ministry seeks to partner with parents as we disciple students for God’s glory. Our context: partnership with parents Seventy percent of our student ministry volunteers are parents, myself included. (My daughter…
