Two Words That Do Not Go With Discipleship

  I was driving my 17 year old son to school the other day. There are two roads to his school. One involves a traffic light and the other involves a stop sign. I usually take him the way of the stop light. My route involves going straight and then making a left....
How To Get Teens To Turn In Their Religion For Jesus

How To Get Teens To Turn In Their Religion For Jesus

Think about hearing the gospel for the first time. Those of us who have been Christians for a while, can’t really imagine this. We heard it, accepted it, and joined the rank and file. Maybe that’s the problem with the model church and it’s frailty....

Is Your Youth Group Lame? It Depends.

  I had a great conversation with a parent yesterday because we were on the same page (I know, shocking!), but she shared how her daughter and another came to them after a recent service and said that youth group that night was lame. A little back story. This...
Four Building Blocks of Outreach

Four Building Blocks of Outreach

I recently did a session for our kids ministry about the building blocks of outreach. Each principle builds upon another. Feel free to use this session with your leaders Outreach Building Blocks 1. Passion drives everything. Key Questions Why did you get involved with...
Helping Guys Keep Their Spiritual Aim: An 8 Week Bible Study

Helping Guys Keep Their Spiritual Aim: An 8 Week Bible Study

  If you are not familiar with the History Channel show Top Shot, it is a show about guys in a multi-week shooting competition to become the seasons Top Shot. I took this simple premise and let the Bible do the rest. You get to shoot things and study the Bible? This...