Not too long ago, I put a video up of fellow youth worker Trevor Hamaker and I talking about apologetics and why students need to have a handle on belief basics early. It’s not a surprise that an atheist commented on the video but I refused to argue with him in the comments, but it’s…
I had the pleasure of speaking with one of my middle school musical heroes, Glenn Kaiser. Glens was/is the lead singer of Resurrection Band, a hard rock band formed in the late seventies, who really helped me deepen my passion for the lost and for knowing Jesus. Glenn, and his wife Wendi, live in an…
Download the pdf and slides here Love is theoretical for many young people. They don’t believe they can truly be loved or to love someone else because they’re not perfect or don’t meet someone else’s standard. This could not be further from the truth. Young people have a great capacity for love when they feel…
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I have been coaching a young man for the past year and a half. He’s been a youth pastor for just two years and so I invited him on the podcast to talk about his challenges during these first two years. I hope his “confession” gives you hope and some laughs. What was your strategy…
Quotes Self-centeredness destroys the fabric of what God has made. @timkellernyc “Leave the broken, irreversible past in His hands, and step out into the invincible future with Him.” – Oswald Chambers “This church won’t survive without me”- said everyone the last 2,000 years. Don’t mistake preparation as punishment. – Palmer M. Smith 80% of young…
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“If you want to ride a bike, don’t read a book, don’t watch a video” says Seth Godin in the majority of his podcast episodes, to promote his Akimbo workshops. He believes entrepreneurs can, and should create, in real time an that is what his workshops offer. Seth gives them the tools, the accountability and…
Sometimes the only way I can adequately express myself, emphatically, is with a swear word. I’ve heard someone recently say “the best strategy for life is to not give a damn” I want to believe that. It certainly would be easier than caring. Caring hurts and is exhausting. Giving a damn means you’re exposed to…
I asked, on Instagram @thedproject, what questions do you have about youth ministery and Matt had a great question, How do you partner with local schools (especially when they’re meeting virtually)? My wife, who is a former school teacher and is currently the CEO of a Boys and Girls Club, came up with a few…
