Almost two years ago for Freebie Friday #37 we gave away a photo scavenger hunt list that my own group used and had a blast. In fact, it became tradition to end…

In a couple weeks I’m preaching for Graduation Sunday when we recognize all the high school seniors in church services. I’m also the speaker for our…

Our story
It’s no secret that my wife and I are big Dave Ramsey fans. We spent 15 months paying off $21,521.66 of debt on a combined take-home pay of…

Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Semper Fidelis is Latin for “always faithful.” It is the motto of the City of Exeter in Devonshire, England, and is a…

Today in our LIVE YM Talk, Mark Riddle talked with us about creating a youth ministry that is sustainable.
Some of the things we talked about:

The biblical…

Yesterday I wrote that I’m thinking about ending our large-group youth meetings and mentioned a survey that helped me come to some of the conclusions that…

Last Sunday night at our sr. high large-group meeting I took the teens through Matthew 9 and specifically focused on Jesus’ illustration about old and new…

It’s not a complete list, but here are some biggies for me.
1. The pressure is to perform — have big events, lots of kids involved in activities and…