Category: Youth Ministry

First the percussive sounds of sniper fire and the thrill of the kill. Then the gospel of peace.Across the country, hundreds of ministers and pastors desperate to reach young congregants have drawn concern and criticism through their use of an unusual recruiting tool: the immersive and violent video game Halo. Comments anyone? Read the article…

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How do we spot new leaders? Start with prayer. Ask God to bring you to the right people and to help them to be available. Then search. Where do you look? The perennial problem in youth ministry is the need for adults who will give time and energy to your ministry. As I mentioned in…

Interesting segment on Nightline about a training or conference called ‘God Men’ that addresses important issues of a male nature. Here is what popped into my mind as I watched… I beleive that the church has become what it is, in regards to men, because we lost what it was meant to be. Anyone up…

If you wonder what I mean by expository teaching as I describe our Epic retreat each year, and want to hear (or read) a good message on the power of expository preaching, click here. This sort of teaching has been transformational in my life. I first got a taste of it from the radio while…

Facebook’s fastest-growing demographic consists of people 35 or older check out: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1655722,00.html

J.I. Packer is one of the brightest Anglican theologians living today. Being no longer young, here is a comment he made recently about the most important work he has done for the kingdom… I was privileged to act as General Editor of the English Standard Version, and now that I look back on what we…

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“Sending young people out into the world without a biblical worldview is like sending an athlete onto the field without a playbook”, says Voddie Baucham. An interesting site

It starts off… Christian parents and churches need to face up to a problem long hidden in the dark: Evangelical teenagers are just as sexually active as their non-Christian friends. this statement caught my eye… Today the typical evangelical church, in its example and practice, cultivates “letting go,” emotionalism, self-fulfillment, and an odd religious sensuality.…