I have always been drawn to teaching. I grew up in a Southern Baptist church, which meant that I would inevitably have some connection to a group called the Royal Ambassadors. Basically, these are Baptist Boy Scouts, who wear a…
Our mission statement for our student ministry is short: Teaching, Developing, Engaging. It sums up in essence everything we try to do to impact students, their families, their schools and our community. Behind this mission statement are the four…
Dr. Fred Sanders is a professor at Biola University (specifically in the Torrey Honors Institute) and a world-class theologian specializing in the doctrine of the Trinity.
In the following series, we asked people ministering to youth with strong educational backgrounds to look at teaching methods Jesus used as a means of helping us better communicate God’s truth to teenagers. In John 13, we…
The trends and fads of youth ministry have no context for the messiness of student’s lives, but the Gospel of grace does.
This article by Mark Howard previously appeared at The Gospel Coalition. I was happy in my previous job as a fundraising consultant. I never dreamt of full-time church ministry, and I definitely didn’t think of myself as a…
Growing up, my parents made sure I wore my “Sunday best” to church—coat, tie, slacks, and on special occasions, suspenders! After all, we were going to meet with the living God. A whole generation (or two) regularly used…
When I was a kid I remember staying with some relatives who were very devout Christians, and while we were with them we had to go to church one Sunday. I was asking my aunt about the day…
Right in the middle of my talk on the exclusivity of Christ, a hand went up in the back of the room. “Yes?” I asked. The young man cleared his throat. “How can you say that Jesus is…
