Now I will be honest I came into this approach with a little bit of a bias: I had briefly heard of this approach before and to me it seemed more of a self-centered, I-want-to-do-things-my-way “L… more →
rjornswrote 4 weeks ago: As a Christian, husband, pastor, mentor, here are some of my favorite books to read [beyond the Bibl … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday I talked about one of my heroes, whom I met for the first time last Sunday, and how, upon … more →
wrote 4 months ago: There are hundreds of youth ministry books out there. Here are 10 books every youth worker needs to … more →
wrote 5 months ago: On day 5 at New Staff Training we had the privilege of hearing from Chap Clark. He is teaching the c … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Andrew, one of our fantastic small group leaders, and his 8th grade boys Last Sunday night, we had o … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Living a life of integrity means that you care about people. Honestly, sincerely love and care abou … more →
wrote 1 year ago: What are we discipling our students into? My answer is found in Colossians 1:23…that type of faith! … more →
wrote 4 years ago: This is a revised and expanded repost from my days at Signs of the Times; I was reminded of it today … more →
wrote 4 years ago: This last Sunday was an awesome day in our church. I got to share about God’s call to feed th … more →
wrote 4 years ago: I spent my first year in youth ministry questioning “The Call.” Am I supposed to be doin … more →
wrote 5 years ago: I wasn’t personally hurt by Chap Clark. Chap Clark wrote a book called Hurt. Anyway. I am pre … more →
wrote 5 years ago: “Your child is not a problem to be solved, but a creative, talented, and unique gift to be understoo … more →
wrote 1 year ago: So day 2, holy cow. What a whirlwind! I started the day off in Chap Clark’s track on practical … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Okay, by this point the blogosphere is full of in-depth reviews of Kara Powell and Chap Clark’ … more →
wrote 1 year ago: It’s a fast-paced world out there, and today’s youth, more than ever, face a constant ba … more →
wrote 1 year ago: To be truly useful every toolbox needs a selection of specialized tools designed to fullfil a specif … more →
wrote 1 year ago: In the last week, I have spent a few evenings with some dads of young children. It is amazing that e … more →
wrote 1 year ago: In the last week, I have spent a few evenings with some dads of young children. It is amazing that e … more →
wrote 1 year ago: A couple of posts ago I blogged about cliches in youth ministry ‘that need to die’. Bri … more →