This is my sixth, and last, reflection on the book Growing With by Kara Powell and Steve Argue. You can read my reflections from the beginning here. Currently, I’m 50 years old and have started attending a new church. After 30 years a youth pastor and associate pastors, this is a new experience for me. I…
This is part five in my series of posts on the book Growing With. You can start from the beginning here or just hit the last post here. You can also pick up the book here if you’re interested. I was a youth pastor for 30 years. All my kids grew up in the church…
This is the fourth reflection on the book by Growing With by Kara Powell and Steve Argue. If you want to start from the beginning, start here. You might think I’m writing these posts for you, and I am, sorta. Really, I’m writing these posts for me, as a reminder of the parent I still…
This is my third reflection on the Growing With book by Kara Powell and Steve Argue. You can catch up on my journey here. I’m going chapter by chapter, fleshing out my Withing skills. I have three kids between the ages of 19 and 26 so this book has caught me at the perfect time.…
This is my second post in a series on the book Growing With by Kara Powell and Steve Argue and covers my thoughts from chapter two. You can read the first post here. I appreciate Kara and Steve’s honesty. They are clear though-out the book that they have made their mistakes as parents. As…
“I’m tired of her looking down on me. I’m going to tell her the truth even if she doesn’t want to hear it.” So goes the recent conversation I had with my 24 year old son in regards to a flare up between him and his sister (26) at a family get together. They’re two…
This is my eighth post in my series The 9 Dynamic Ways To Revive Your Youth Ministry. You can start the series HERE I can remember a parent coming to me with a concern that middle school girls (of which she had one) was not getting enough attention. I responded, as I always do, with,…
Close your summer out right Have a bonfire, testimony night, or a slide show of all your summer activities. Maybe have a special worship night or a night where everyone affirms one another and points out where they shined this summer. I share a few ideas here Plan with the end in mind Get your…
“If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be who I am.” These are the words a parent loves to here, except the kid who said them to me wasn’t my son. The student who shared these kind words with me, and many others, is a student I’ve been ministering to for the past six years.…
Today I offer s special guest post from my friend Paul Sheneman. He has some excellent thoughts on something we all deal with, critical parents. Enjoy. ____________________________________ Here They Come Again It’s youth group night. You’ve just got done pouring yourself out once again for what you love. You’ve had the range of emotions that…
Would you like to find out how deep your youth ministry is when it comes to disciple making? Submerged Sessions are meant to show you and your students where everyone is at tin the pool. It will show you who's in the shallow end, waist deep, neck deep and submerged/ More importantly, it lays out a process for how to get you kids from the kiddie pool to the deep end of faith.
Lessons include
