Today I offer Part II of a special guest post from my friend Paul Sheneman. You can check out his blog here and follow him @paulsheneman. You can Read Part I of the CCP HERE He has some excellent thoughts on something we all deal with, continually critical parents. Enjoy. _______________________________ Here they come…
I am always looking at new apps and how they may serve the local church. Anchor is my new obsession and I am trying to find a sweet spot to use it within my church. College and Career might be the right group for us, I’m still testing and I’ll get back to you on…
Have you ever wonder why there is no awards show for youth pastors? I mean we could give out some awards like Best Worship Pose Best Hipster Beard Best Game Player Best Talk Giver Best Organized But, alas, no award show has been created for us, or has there? You see, our awards or…
There are some projects that just mean more than others. Not since I wrote The Hunger and Thirst Games have I been so excited and proud to put something into the hands of youth workers. I labored and prayed over this material for months and tested it twice at both a middle school retreat and…
It was a cold day and I wanted someplace warm to hangout. My choices were to hang out at the library, which would not have been a bad choice, or go to the movies. I was reluctant to see the new “Christian” movie not because I heard it was bad but because the movies are…
I asked my friends on Twitter to join me for a 15 minute webinar on youth ministry and evangelism. Now, you can watch and chime in as well. Your comments are welcome below.
I don’t know of a better way to get to know teens, or anyone for that matter, than to play a game with them. People are most themselves when playing a game because they let their guard down and show how competitive or silly they can be. It’s for this reason that I was super…
Are you looking for some devotions to share about love? These 12 devotions will work year round as well as during Valentines. Each devotion covers a verse from I Corinthians 13 and offers you multiple ways to use them such as: Hand out to students every week. Use them in your messages on love.…
I am on Periscope every Monday and Friday to answer your questions about youth ministry, life, and whatever else is on your mind. Periscope is a live streaming app and different kinds of people jump in an comment. Here’s Monday’s episode. The question: How do you manage spending time with family and doing ministry? Thanks…
Like many of you Walking Dead fans, I thought episode one of season six was amazing. In fact, I am going to go back and watch it again. What may have shocked you is the potential redemption of Father Gabriel. Father Gabriel starts to build momentum towards redemption when he offers to take Judith to…
