We are always in danger of what Stephen Covey called the tyranny of the urgent. In youth ministry, this often means we run from meeting to meeting: with students in crisis, with anxious parents, with timid leaders and…
I just finished reading Michael McGarry’s new book A Biblical Theology of Youth Ministry: Teenagers in the Life of the Church (Randall House Academic, 2019). Simply put, thisis one of the more surprising books I’ve ever read. I…
As someone early in the process of being a father, here are a few things fathers are called to biblically.
One reality observed about Generation Z is that they are the first fully post-Christian generation in the United States. In Meet Generation Z, James Emery White defines a post-Christian generation as one raised without “even a memory of the…
I remember hearing a story of a six-year old boy who said he wanted to pray at the dinner table like dad. The father told him to go ahead, and the son began with: “God, thank you for…
I sat in my office a couple months ago realizing we had missed the mark on our mission. Our leadership team longs to raise up gospel-minded students who are growing in devotion to Jesus, dedication to one another,…
Mike McGarry, Pastor of Youth & Families at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Norfolk, MA: I wish you knew how much your teenagers are watching you, even though they’ll never admit it. They know whether or not you love the…
Although it is not a comprehensive list, the following four principles capture a biblically grounded vision of ministry to youth.
Tuesday on the blog we discussed the what and the why of relational discipleship; today we will discuss the how. How can parents disciple their children? To be clear, there is no formula to cultivating children who walk…
