I’ve been in ministry for over 30 years and I like to think I know a little about conflict. Sometimes I created conflict (youth ministry, am I right?) and sometimes it found me no matter how fast I ran from it. Conflict permeates the pages of scripture but scripture also gives a way to resolve…
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…
It’s currently summer time and thousands of teenagers will make commitments to Christ at camp and drop their commitment as fast as a bag of dirty laundry when they get home. We can change this. It’s my belief that it takes multiple commitments to Christ before a teenager starts to “get it” and they discover…
If I brought anything to the table over the past 30 years, it’s my God given gift of gab. I love sharing interesting and relevant messages with students. Many of my messages focus on growing in Christ, but I always include the gospel and what it means to follow Jesus. This is part seven in…
I’m cheating on Halloween with All Saints Day (or All Souls Day) this year. I’ve never made a big deal of All Saints Day but Halloween has lost some of it’s pizzazz for me. Besides, All Saints Day focuses on the commitment the saints made, even unto death, that our kids need to hear. For…
If you’re a tired of your youth group kids judging each other, may be its time to do a lesson on it. You could do this as a message or bible study and I have included some ideas for resources below on how to trick out the lesson. Here’s are my scripture pick story from…
