Category: Youth Ministries
Summer is here!
Summer is here! When I think of summer and ministry, I think of summer missions, Vacation Bible School, beach trips, camps, etc. I also look forward to finding a few
Transitioning Friends
A very wise mentor in my life once told me to always meet a kid like you will know them for the rest of your life, because you might. That
Transitioning Leaders
Throughout this “Transitioning Faith” series, we have been looking at how to best prepare students for the challenges of life after high school graduation. Primarily, we have been asking the
Roots and Wings
Hanging on the wall in my mother’s house today is one of those cross-stitched little sayings that has had an enormous impact on my life. It reads: “There are two
Selma
I watched the 1965 Bloody Sunday march from the comforts of my parents’ home in Corinth, Miss. At age 11, I had no idea about the significance of that day.
Transitioning Ownership
In an earlier post in this series, I stated that ownership is the process of caring and protecting something that belongs to you. This rings true in just about every
Transitioning Wisdom
The third component to helping a student make a healthy transition into life after high school is to teach them about wisdom. In my experience, teenagers are often confused about
“For God so loved the world…”
It’s a pretty simple message really: God loves the world. Why do some seem to think it’s too simple and want to complicate it? It’s not rocket science. Perhaps you’ve
Transitioning Community
For many Christian teenagers, community has developed gradually over the years and might seem to have simply come together and fallen into place. For students who have grown up in