Category Archives: youth ministry

Parents burying heads in the sand?

Posted on July 27, 2010 by

Youth leaders are not called to know the gospel but to make the gospel known. It may seem like semantics but there is a significant difference in approach, format and methods that come with a commitment to the latter. Making … Continue reading →

Posted in campus ministry, Christianity, direction, Find God, gospel, Jesus, leadership, ministry, Real World Parents, youth ministry | Tagged , | 2 Comments

I’m gonna get gored. I can see it coming.

Posted on February 19, 2010 by

We’ve been watching Olympic figure skating. Wow. They’re good! Generally, I’m not a fan of frilly dancers twirling around to music in pretty costumes. But, wow, I gotta give these skaters props. They are very, very good. But what if … Continue reading →

Posted in change, Christianity, direction, Jesus, leadership, love, ministry, pastor, peace, religion, Uncategorized, youth ministry, youth pastor | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Pretending to be a big deal …

Posted on February 6, 2010 by

If we pretend we’re a big deal when we’re not really a big deal does it make us closer to being a big deal? I knew a plumber who worked on his own. He was a one-guy company. But he … Continue reading →

Posted in campus ministry, Christianity, church planting, leadership, pastor, Uncategorized, youth ministry | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Buttery fingers can’t grasp anything

Posted on November 20, 2009 by

I give it one thumb up and one thumb down … Critics are everywhere. Have you ever noticed that no matter what you do some people are ready to sit back in their chair and give you a free evaluation … Continue reading →

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I don’t like altar calls. Does that make me bad?

Posted on June 29, 2009 by

Get out your sharpened number two pencils, it’s time for a short quiz. 1) The customary altar call familiar to evangelical churches first appeared a.) In the last 200 years b.) When Noah’s ark came to rest on dry ground … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Find God, gospel, Jesus, leadership, pastor, religion, Uncategorized, youth ministry | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments