A Youth Ministry Like the Pulse Nightclub
Like everyone else, I sat dumbfounded when I heard the Sunday morning news on June 12th: 50 people killed in an Orlando nightclub. As the days past, numbness set in. And then I heard an interview on NPR…
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“How do I Talk to My Kids About Homosexuality?”
This is the fifth article in our series, “The Hard Questions.” Working with students is tough. You’re often the person approached with some of life’s most challenging questions. Sometimes you know what to say right away. Other times,…
Approaching Sexuality in Youth Ministry
“My friend ‘came out’ recently as a bi-sexual.” she explained, sitting across from me on my frumpy youth office love seat. “How did you respond?” I asked. “I told her I was really proud of her,” she stated…
Imago Dei and Gender: God’s Design of Man and Woman: Offensive? Pt. 2
Whether you know it or not, your convictions about God’s design of gender will be displayed in the way you teach your kids on relationships, marriage, sexuality, and identity. Becoming aware of the implicit (or explicit) messages you…
Imago Dei and Gender: God’s Design of Man and Woman: Offensive? Pt. 1
Grace can have the effect of being incredibly offensive. It’s either going to ‘make you fight or make you fall down in worship,’ said Colin Smith at TGC’s conference last month. “You mean, you’re telling me that you need somebody to…
The Goodness of Sexuality
A few years back, a recently married friend of mine was sharing with me some of the struggles that had come in the early stages of marriage. In regards to the sexual dimension of marriage, my friend shared…
The Poison of Law and Shame: Merciful Responses to Teens and Sexual Sin
Several years ago, I participated in an online forum with a network of youth ministers who had pursued seminary studies. During this time, one youth pastor asked for help and direction in dealing with a teen who had…
God Gave You Sex!
How many times have you told a group of students, “All you need is Jesus?” I know I have as many times as Michael Jackson did the moonwalk or as often as my junior high kids reference Lady…