Avoiding the Silos of Ministry

Avoiding the Silos of Ministry

I’ve always been fascinated with the “bigger picture”. Regardless of what it is, I want to see how what I’m doing falls within the bigger picture. This is especially true in the concept of ministry. I’ve always loved the idea of teams and teamwork, so the thought that...
Ministering to Anxiety in Our Students

Ministering to Anxiety in Our Students

Anxiety seems to be the increasing plague in our culture today. Over and over again fear and anxiety is what is bubbling out of our youth. With anxiety and stress being at an all time high we need to know how we as youth leaders, pastors, and mentors can come...
Milestones

Milestones

As parents that serve Jesus, the deepest desire of our hearts is to have our kids grow and mature in their faith to be faithful disciples. The challenge is real as we think about our current society. Our lives are busy and it seems as if there are not enough hours in...
Youth Ministry: Not Just About Youth

Youth Ministry: Not Just About Youth

In reflection we can see children and youth ministry as a transitional work.  We are pouring out into young people who are rapidly passing by us through their childhood journey of changing and challenging life discoveries.  The seasons all go by so fast. In what seems...
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...