When You Don’t Know What To Preach

I love to preach. I mean, full out bring it, but some weeks I have no idea what to talk about. It might be that I am in between series or am I am struggling for ideas. If we were all honest, we’ve all felt this and have uttered these words, “I have no...

The One Question Young Preachers Need To Stop Asking

Sermons, like movies, books, etc. are a subjective art form. After I would preach I’d want to know, “How was that? Any good?” What you’re really asking, “how was my presentation of the sermon?” This is an honest question, great for...

Four Reasons Your Youth Room Needs More Pictures

I think every church youth room in America should have a wall of pictures. Why? Because, pictures tell the story of your youth ministry. Let me offer four reasons you should have more pictures in your youth room. The Original Instagram A picture wall is where students...

Is It Ok To Let AI Write Your Sermon?

I bet your initial answer is, “No” but with every new tool that comes along, be it physical books such as commentaries, Logos Bible Software or Googling what your looking for, the challenge is to pen a sermon worth sharing. If you’re going to use AI...

7 Steps To Creating A Life Giving Code of Conduct

Teenagers, by nature, are inappropriate. Their immature brains, sometimes, come up with terrible things to say and do without any guardrails or filters. I’ve never had to create a formal code of conduct, mostly because I’ve never needed one. The students who came to...