I was sitting down with some of my leaders this past week and we were just talking about life, about God, and the work that God is doing through them to reach students. It’s one of my favorite things. As …
I love my job. A lot. But there are some things about the job and ministry that are just hard to swallow. It is always a bummer when you hear something about a student you have poured in to, make …
During the summer it gets a little crazy in the offices. Not only are there students usually in there because school is out, but interns happen. Many places get some summer interns who may be interested in ministry. It’s fun …
Guest Post by Joshua Burks
Less than one month ago, Netflix released a new TV series that millions would binge-watch in the weeks to follow. The series is called Thirteen Reasons Why. IMDB describes the movie with this paragraph: “(Thirteen …
Guest Post by Eric Hawkinson
We recently wrapped up our annual 3-week Sex/Relationship series and I wanted to write about some of the wins, losses, and 3 things you can do when talking with your students about Sex.
This …
Guest Post by Justin Minter
I remember finishing up my last semester from Boyce Bible College like yesterday. I felt like an accomplished individual as I managed being a student-missionary at The University of Louisville, a dean’s list student ministry …
Guest post by Justin Curl
“You don’t cancel for the summer? But don’t your numbers drop?”
I hear this statement a lot. From youth pastors and parents. But to be honest I can’t find a good reason cancel. Sure giving …
When it comes down to it, most of what we do is about relationships with students. In order to help students from one step of their faith to another, students need to know certain things about their leaders. Now when …
This Sunday we said goodbye to a Sunday program that for the longest time served a great purpose and was a needed thing at one time, but as we gear for the future this program was not going to be …
I think one of my favorite things I took on this year was our student leadership team. A group of 20 all-in-core students in our ministry who have major leadership potential and working with them all year-long to help develop …