Accountability

If you have a Word of Life Club, you should know all about our Weekly Report sheets. These pesky little forms are supposed to be filled in by the club administrator or someone to whom this task has been delegated, and then mailed to the Area Missionary. Every year I hear the same question…in fact, [...]

Evangelism… Catch the Burden

It seems to me that in our desire to concentrate on discipleship in youth ministry (which is a great thing) that many have lost their focus on evangelism.  Do a little exercise with me by answering some questions.

Think of all the activities you did with your youth group and/or children’s ministry last year.  How many [...]

Text & Chat Acronyms

For many of us, e-mail is our favorite way to communicate short of a face to face conversation and while a face to face conversation is the best means of communication, the generation we work with prefers a different avenue. Texting and instant messaging has become the new kind of communication that even has its [...]

Responsibility

While watching the Vice-Presidential debate the other night I actually heard a politician say something that I loved.  Sarah Palin looked into the camera and asked Americans to take some personal responsibility when it comes to our finances.  She talked about living within our means, staying out of debt and other acts of responsibility.  If [...]