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Why I share the gospel at every youth meeting
I don’t do alter calls or invitations to come forward or anything, but I do make sure that I point every youth group lesson back to the gospel for several…
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My response to Dare 2 Share’s “Deep & Wide”...
A while ago Greg Stier told me to check out the Deep & Wide ministry strategy and asked me to share my thoughts with him. I honestly put it off for a while…
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Ten commandments for surviving in youth ministry (2 of 10)
2. Thou shalt regularly meditate on my Word. The word “meditate” makes a lot of us uncomfortable because of the religious Eastern overtones, but we…
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How can I know what to teach next?
What suggestions do you have for this fellow youth worker?
A Life In Student Ministry reader submitted this question:
“Sometimes when I’m praying…
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Is youth ministry unbiblical?
An old post I wrote back in 2005 about youth ministry as an unbiblical position is gaining a lot of controversial attention.
Is it biblical for a church to pay…
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Issues in Youth Ministry: Summary, highlights and discussion
Here’s a summary list of every issue in youth ministry that’s been mentioned by one of the series contributors. Whew! There certainly are a lot of…
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Living out our theology in youth ministry
Every once in a while I stumble across www.exchristian.net and read through some of the testimonies people submit about why they left the Christian faith. It…
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Why I’m attracted to blogging
Last week I had an extended conversation with a friend who’s graduating from Bible college this semester. She came to me saying, “I’m…
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Convicted by Peretti’s “House”
On the way home from our honeymoon a couple weeks ago Dana and I started listening to the audio book of Frank Peretti’s novel, “House.” The…
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Church worship and icons
A friend of mine posted today some thoughts I’ve also shared and discussed with other ministry friends concerning church worship and icons. I…
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