This past Sunday our Discipleship Class for teenagers began a 52-week journey through The New City Catechism‘s 52 questions. The New City Catechism was developed by Tim Keller and Sam Shammas from the Reformation catechisms. Its aim is to help teach and explain…
Partnering with parents is a critical piece of youth ministry, but it can often be incredibly challenging. Either we just don’t know how, or we feel like “who are we to speak with any real authority to parents?”…
We all love a good “up and coming” story. I can remember watching Steph Curry dominate the 2008 NCAA Tournament. As a 2nd year college student, Curry lead the 10th seeded Davidson to victories over both #2 Georgetown…
There comes a point as a student pastor when you realize that no matter how loudly and clearly you preach the gospel, the message your students hear at home is always heard more loudly and more clearly. As…
John 21:15-19 Being a youth minister seems like a lot of work. In fact, it is. I’ve heard people compare it to running your own little church with little people. Through my time as a youth minister, I…
Partnering with parents is a critical piece of youth ministry, but it can often be incredibly challenging. Either we just don’t know how, or we feel like who are we to speak with any real authority to parents?…
What lies at the heart of longing to see faith in Christ passed on from one generation to the next? I have two compelling reasons to busy myself with figuring out the answer to this question. First, I…
Twenty years ago, I worked at a Starbucks in Denver part-time while going to school. Free coffee. It was awesome. I was a seminary student studying to go into youth ministry, and all my co-workers knew it. Brock…
Last winter I conducted an anonymous online survey of teens. The survey results serve as the foundation behind my second book for teen girls, which is currently in the works. But what I gleaned from one particular question is something…
