One of the benefits of being a veteran in youth ministry, is that you get to look back and reflect. Last week, I had the opportunity to connect with some former students of the church I served ten years ago. …
People used to tell me that my degree was in a fairly useless field. After all, what good does studying history do? These days, I’m finding myself being more appreciated for sheer amount of data, facts, and historical analysis I …
Guest Post By:
Sabrina Hadro
First, I have to say that I didn’t grow up in a church that celebrated Lent. The Lenten season is something I have only in the last five years begun to both participate in and …
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
**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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
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 …