Ministry or sin management?

Ministry or sin management?

Are we doing ministry or sin management? As a minister, that can be a jarring question and can quite frankly leave you in a quandary – “what’s the difference between the two?” At one point in our youth ministry we had several un-churched students attending. These...
Redefining Excellence

Redefining Excellence

Several years ago, our youth group partnered with a local church in a tornado-ravaged town to help them clean up a neighborhood that had been particularly devastated by the storms. Arriving onsite, we saw neighborhoods in shambles that were virtually untouched nearly...
Sticky Faith

Sticky Faith

I grew up in a country church of 200 individuals.  It was far from perfect and had its faults, as all churches do.  But from the ages of 5 through 18, I thought it was perfect.   Each Sunday morning I was greeted by multiple youth and adults who not only knew my...
Sending Them Off on Solid Ground

Sending Them Off on Solid Ground

Anyone who works with high school students can attest to how difficult it is to be a senior facing the road to graduation and beyond.  Especially ominous can be the weight of knowing they must decide what to do for the rest of their lives.  What 17 or 18 year old can...