“How are you doing?” I don’t know about you, but in my Bible Belt ministry context, this combination of words poses as a friendly greeting at best, and at worst represents a question that one rarely answers truthfully….
I had found myself in a place in ministry I had yet to tread, a place which honestly had me doubting my ability to press on in the work.
Dear Student, I’m not sure how often you’ve heard this, but you are of infinite value: a human created in the image of a God who would stop at nothing to bring you into relationship with Himself. You…
Student ministry and overnight retreats go together like election cycles and name-calling. The two are virtually inseparable. But in my experience, many student ministers approach retreat planning with an overly simplistic mindset. On one hand, some plan retreats…
God is saying, “If you really love Me, take care of the kids who don’t have a dad.”
Every now and then we take our regular worship service and change things up. I give our band a night off to thank them for their hard work and to create an environment that doesn’t become dependent on…
Floor-to-ceiling murals cover the three walls of the elementary school cafeteria where our small church gathers each Sunday morning. As a now established, self-running church plant, we’re still growing. Our metal folding chairs, about 100 of them, face…
We need to set before our students a pattern of using the community of faith as a place where we are ultimately remembering the work of the Lord.
What I Learned from an NA Meeting Last week, I attended a Narcotics Anonymous meeting as a part of an Addictions class I am taking for my counseling degree. On my way there the skies had opened up with…
