Creating Outward Focused Disciples

by | May 24, 2012 | YM How To

Are Outreach and Discipleship Mutually Exclusive? We can be tempted to view outreach (the “Mission” of the Church) and discipleship (the formation of the individual follower of Jesus) as two distinct things. Outreach, or evangelism, can be seen as a project or...

Penetrating Schools With Prayer

by | Mar 23, 2012 | Ministry Stories

In late 2008 God burdened my heart to take “24-hour prayer” outside the four walls of our church. The first area of society God placed on my heart was our local public high school. On October 22, 2010, we invaded Mingus Union High School in Cottonwood,...

Evangelism and God’s Presence

by | Mar 12, 2012 | Reviews and Resources

Jerry Root and Stan Guthrie’s book, The Sacrament of Evangelism (Moody Publishers: 2011), is the must-read book of recent years on evangelism, which I recommend for first-time inquirers or for those of us that lead in the areas of discipleship-training, outreach...

Keeping Your Passion for Ministry

by | Feb 28, 2012 | Moments of Grace

Doing youth ministry for the past 12 years of my life naturally comes with challenges. One of the biggest challenges I’ve ever faced as a youth pastor is balancing the logistics of creating a ministry that is functional, healthy, and hopefully thriving, without being...