The battle for the hearts of our students is not a new one. The world has always been vying for our students’ faith – attempting to offer them something more quickly gratifying to place their faith in. However,…
I begin my Genesis class with a lesson on misconceptions about the character of God, which helps students really examine what they believe about God and why.
As families find their ways into “back to school” rhythms, our church’s student ministry leadership team is preparing to teach through John 11-21. Having studied the first ten chapters last year, the completion of our study of the…
What could Melchizedek, Moses, the Old Covenant, blood sacrifices, and a 13-chapter argument for the supremacy of Christ over all of these things possible have to do with the typical life of a young teenager? As it turns…
One of the reasons I love youth ministry is the never-ending supply of unusual questions that most teens are seemingly unafraid to ask. You have the old standbys like the problem of evil, the process of canonization, or…
This article is part of a series that looks at how we address difficult or confusing pieces of scripture with young people. Read the last articles in the series here. We live in a culture that has…
This article is part of a series that looks at how we address difficult or confusing pieces of scripture with young people. Read other articles in this series here. Youth ministers and leaders tend to avoid the book…
This article is part of a series that looks at how we address difficult or confusing pieces of scripture with young people. Read the last articles in the series here. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined…
Rethinking God’s nature is a dangerous, but exciting thing. What if we’ve misunderstood what it means for God to be sovereign and omniscient? This is a provocative question, and one that is increasingly being asked among theology professors…
