1. Please describe the context in which you minister (geographically, ethnically, socio-economically, etc.) In a culture so dominated by both secularism and Roman Catholicism, the Gospel of Grace is not easily understood and is often under attack from…
Admittedly, I’m not a very patient person. As a young adult, I thought I had my irritability, anxiety, and restlessness under control…and then I got married and saw the real me. But where my recognition of sin increased,…
Jesus redefined leadership as servanthood in taking on a humble form to most genuinely reach and minister to people –in particular, the last, the little, the lost, and the least; why do youth ministries attempt something different? One…
Some youth ministers labor for years on end without ever seeing a conversion or they see very little spiritual growth. Others, however, seem to have it all together—big crowds, mass baptisms, teens singing Ke$ha to the tune of…
Be encouraged: You have credibility. What you do is important; it is serious business. You have authority in your space. But from where does this authority and credibility come?
Let all of us- student, ministers, and parents alike- be encouraged that the most powerful change agent in the world remains Jesus Christ working through His bride, the Church.
In a recent high school youth group meeting I was teaching on Psalm 51. To illustrate a point about the nature of sin, I shared a passage from St. Augustine’s Confessions, in which he remembers stealing pears one…
This series seeks to provide comfort and guidance for new youth ministers. The series includes narratives from youth ministers in their first year of ministry and advice from veteran youth ministers to rookies. So how am I feeling…
Part 1: (Re)Framing the Conversation Part 2: So, Where Does Evil Come From? Part 3: Humanity, God’s Solution to Evil Last week in Part 2 of this series, we saw that evil is best understood as the privation…
