I’ve been a fan of Manafest’s work back to Glory. Manafest has evolved over the years and TFK’s Trevor McNevon has been a big part of the that evolution. Manafest’s latest offering, “No Stranger to the Pain,” delivers a powerful blend of hip-hop beats, introspective lyrics, and unwavering faith. The EP delves into personal struggles,…
Plans fix problems is a simple maximum, coined by Brianna Wiest, but worthy of a discussion because many of you reading this are filled with anxiety, fear and worry because you don’t have a plan to solve any number of youth ministry problems you have to grow your youth ministry to disciple your students to…
I love a good round of Would You Rather questions. As Halloween approaches, I thought about some fun would you ask you questions and decided to ask AI to give me a few more to add to my list and here are a few of the 50 total would you rather rather questions we achieved.…
Although we call them spiritual disciplines or habits, we can’t let the “check list mentality” creep into our walk with God by becoming legalistic about it. I think we can agree that the goal of starting spiritual disciplines in the first place is to create a deeper intimacy with God, not keeping a list like…
If summer is bearing down on you and you don’t have your devotions prepared for camp, allow me to help. These devotions were written with your leaders in mind to use after service or as a morning/midday devotion. Night Light Devotions Night Light devotions are 15-30 minute devotions designed to help students process the nightly…
NF is back with a brand new song and video and I have written a bible study you can do with your students. These is the raw notes, but if you want the slides and graphics, sign up for my newsletter here. Prepare To prepare for this study on hope, consider putting some mirrors up…
This is part three of a four part series called The Process, based on my new discipleship message series for youth, but, before the message can impact them, it must impact you. You can check out the beginning of the series here. If you want the first lesson of my new series, free, sign up…
This is part two of a series called The Process. The Process is my new discipleship series for students but it should first be applied to the life of the youth worker, you. You can read the first part, The Fire of Youth Work, here. The Bible is the Youth Pastor’s main tool or should…
So many people fall away from faith when their expectations of God are not met or when life get’s too hard. They feel like God has left them or that his commands are too restrictive. Trials and trouble are not going anywhere, so it’s best for you to know that they are going to continue…
My dad was a bartender, among other things, and when I was kid my father tended bar at the American Legion about a mile from our house. Next to the American Legion was a bakery and right around the time my father was getting off work, around 4 a.m., the baker was finishing their first…
