Psalms of Hymns and Thanksgiving: Giving Students Vocabulary and Vision for Worship
Worship becomes the soundtrack of life as students are equipped with a pattern and a vocabulary to proclaim God’s greatness and character back to Him.
We must encourage students to trust in God’s work, which cannot be manipulated, while also challenging them to measure what they see by God’s own Word. This practice will equip them as they think of God’s work in their own lives.
Worship becomes the soundtrack of life as students are equipped with a pattern and a vocabulary to proclaim God’s greatness and character back to Him.
Songs are a trojan horse for teaching students theology.
There is no lack of songs for worship leaders and youth pastors to use in our local churches. We have easier access to music through digital downloads, streaming, and convention physical copies than ever before. The availability of…
One of my students asked me for an example of a song that I used to sing when I was in high school. For whatever reason, the “I like bananas” song popped into my head and that’s what…
This is part two, of a two-part article. You can read the first article here. Let me suggest four ways student pastors can pursue experiences of God’s presence for their students, without using emotional manipulation. See Worship as…
More than a Camp High (Part One): How Student Ministries can Pursue Experiencing God’s Presence in Worship, Without Emotional Manipulation Our teens don’t just want to know God, they want to experience Him. And they’re not wrong…