Book review: Simplify
I’ll admit: I pretty much buy and read any new book from Bill Hybels. He’s a great teacher who has a lot of wisdom and I love learning from him. That being said, I think Simplify
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Feb 2017
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Feb 2017
Our One Night Outreach Events
**This video was shot and edited by two of our very own students…. so cool.
Quite a few people have asked me about our One Night events.
In all honesty they are pretty simple.
Our church runs off of 7 …
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Feb 2017
Budgets are (not) boring!
As the Church Council President adjourned our congregation’s annual meeting, the high school teens swarmed me.
“How can it just end like that?”
“We still have questions about the budget!”
They quickly rattled them off, rapid firing one …
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Jan 2017
At Age 6, Girls Already Feel Less Talented
As youth leaders, we are well aware of the struggle teen girls have about themselves. Many girls have deep self-esteem issues that can manifest in different ways, ranging from eating disorders, to social anxiety, self-harm, and depression—to name but a …
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Jan 2017
Wednesday In Review: 03
Wednesday Teaching Series: One Night – Jesus is the Light
Sermon in a Sentence: Jesus came to show us the light. Step into it. Only Jesus can show you true life.
Service Length: 60 minutes
Understandable Message: One Nights are …
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Jan 2017
What would Jesus have me do?
“Lots of balloons popping will give me a panic attack,” cried my student as she walked into our prayer station room in tears.
Moments before, I’d given students directions about how to complete our prayer stations, urging them to take …
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Jan 2017
Book review: Gospelize Your Youth Ministry
If you’ve ever met Greg Stier, you know how hard it is not to like the guy. It’s also immediately clear what his core passion is: spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, especially to teens. He breathes, lives, and radiates …
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Jan 2017
Why Siding with Teens Sometimes Pays Off
As youth leaders, we can get caught between a rock and a hard place when teens do stupid things. Morally, we may want to side with the parents. Biblically, we definitely want to side with them. But from a ministry …
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Dec 2016
Try Something New This Week
It’s that odd week between Christmas and New Years where nothing much happens. Teenagers are away for break, people are on vacation and you are left with something that seems rare…FREE TIME.
The temptation is to get on Netflix, binge …
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Dec 2016
How To Get New Students To Come Back To Your Ministry
When a teen is walking into your ministry for the first time they are probably wondering, “Will anyone notice that I’m here?” It’s a scary question to answer because no one wants to be judged or rejected.
If you …