The Prisoner, The Prodigal, and The Empty Chair

The Prisoner, The Prodigal, and The Empty Chair

First, welcome back Sting. I heard this song a dozen different ways, but the song is written for the documentary Jim,  about a missing photo journalist James Foley. He was held capital captive and eventually beheaded, but as Sting explains, he fought for food and...
Voting Is A Sacred Thing

Voting Is A Sacred Thing

  Voting is a civic sacrament. – Theodore Hesburgh. I confuse my family every two and four years because I will not tell them who I voted for. It’s none of their business, and if you’re reading this, its none of yours either. I don’s say...
Three Ways To Get Your Volunteers To Open Your E-Mail

Three Ways To Get Your Volunteers To Open Your E-Mail

    How many times have you sent e-mail’s to your youth ministry volunteers but received no response? I am raising my hand. If I wanted my volunteers to open my e-mails I had to get better at crafting them or just stop sending them. Here’s my...
How To Choose The Right Theme For Your Youth Ministry

How To Choose The Right Theme For Your Youth Ministry

It’s a brand new year or a new season and you want to kick it off right, right? Part of the process might be to choose a theme. A theme is nothing more than a track for your ministry to run on. Your theme can be your vision. Your theme can last a month to set...
Can A Movie Define a Generation?

Can A Movie Define a Generation?

Each generation makes it’s mark in the world, in economics, science, and yes in the movies. These are called “coming of age” movies. Some think these movies can define a generation. I’d rather like to think that the movies I grew up watching...