Several months ago, I had one of the most encouraging yet challenging conversations I’ve had in a long time. I wish you could have been with me that afternoon! Before leaving my car to enter their house, I…
At the close of a back-to-school event our youth ministry hosted, a student wandered up to thank me for the work the youth staff had invested in that night. He thanked me for the fun. He thanked me…
Unless the Sunday school lesson we’re giving is particularly boring, the youth we work with probably aren’t thinking much about eternity in any concrete way. In truth, we probably don’t give eternity much concrete thought either. But I’ve…
All of scripture- from Genesis to Haggai and Matthew to Philemon- is holy inspired and valuable for teaching. I will say, in my humble opinion, that the Gospel of John is the most important New Testament book for…
“I want what I want, and I want it NOW!” could be the mantra of the instant-gratification generation that student ministers serve in the postmodern era. And, you know what, it’s not just that they want it now,…
