Category: Youth Ministry

If the lyrics of a song can be equally applied to the crush of a 17-year-old girl as they can to Jesus, then we should seriously question it being used to point a group of believers’ collective hearts to God. In some genres of music, a great melody is enough to create a good song.…

I just wanted to share that several folks expressed thoughts like the following email I received the other day. I just wanted to thank you again for putting together what I felt like was another successful Infusion. Thanks for the discussion, the teachings, and the info that you work so hard to pull together. I…

The ESV Study Bible has been named the “Christian Book of the Year” by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, marking the first time the honor has been given to a study Bible. From HERE Two will be given away at Infusion this week!

4. In changing the world Awareness – that we are actively seeking to be aware of the needs and situations of brothers and sisters around the world and sharing that awareness with others. Adventure – that we are actively seeking to explore new places and forge new relationships where doors open. A Kingdom mindset –…

3. In leading the church… Equipping – that we are actively training, giving experience and instruction to those we see with leadership potential. Empowering – that we are giving opportunities to others, delegating responsibility as appropriate to the leadership skill and maturity. Releasing – that we are sharing our leaders with other ministries and willing…

2. In raising up a Biblically faithful generation… Proclamation – that we proclaim the truth… the whole truth of God thru His word. Learning centered teaching – that we think outside the stereotype of teaching which is teacher centered and move into more creative and interactive teaching. Transformation – No teaching or preaching is complete…

As we come together for Infusion, one of the topics for conversation will be values. Specifically, what values do we share as a group that can draw us together to be a blessing to one another? To get us thinking about that, I am simply sharing here what I believe are values that are important…

5. Youth min must shift the focus from reach and keep to equip and send. I entered youth ministry with a very strong desire to reach as many youth as possible so that we might see some converted and then some become leaders in the church. My mindset in ministry (which I found to be…

4. In youth ministry, our goal is to glorify God. This is true of all of life actually and our specific calling to work with students is no different. I find that this raises an important question. By what standard do we evaluate our work? How do we know if we are doing it right?…

3. Youth Ministry that is effective revolves around content and context. (part 2) If the content is Jesus… the gospel… scripture, then the context is community. By that I mean authentic community that is akin to what we see in Acts 2:42-47 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the…