In Genesis 2:19 it says, “Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that ...
In a recent TED video, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore shares what most of us have assumed for many years. Teenagers developmentally are hindered from being able to take another persons perspective. Just the other day my teenage son was up late banging ...
Many times youth pastors get together and worry about the engagement level of their students. We put together great lessons and yet the students are simply chatting with each other and seem to give our material simply a cursory look. Many times ...
I have been working with teen’s full time for twenty years now and I love watching young lives change and be transformed by the Spirit of God. However, it has been during the last three years of my life that my understanding of working ...
This week I am a chaperone for my son and another young boy at the American Choral Directors National convention. My son Riley was invited to be a part of the Children's National Honor Choir that is singing in Chicago as a part of the ...
The journey of this last year has been an interesting journey. I continue to find myself in the midst of conversations about the future of youth ministry and what the key needs are our kids. Since it has been so long since I've written ...
During the last few months I have found myself having to lead from the middle in three unique opportunities. Each of the three cases are not related at all, other than I find myself very involved in the various elements. As result of these ...
The following is from my friend Tim Eldred's newsletter for Christian Endeavor. It is a powerful story of getting out of the way and letting students :And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. ...
This weekend my son Riley had the privilege of singing in the regional honor choir for the American Choral Directors Association. As a dad I was so proud of the hard work and pursuit of excellence that I saw in my son.
Last week I had the rare privilege to sit and talk with Phil Stacey during breakfast at a meeting we were at together. Phil was a top five finisher in season Six of American Idol and was a fan favorite because of his likeability factor. We had a ...
