As you begin the new ministry year there is one question that ought to be on the forefront of your mind: “How are we going to reach the young people in our community with Jesus Christ?” I promise you it won’t happen by accident. The last time I checked, lost young people these days are [...]
The Power of the Gospel
My family and I are currently at Word of Life Florida Youth Camp. We just spent a week here and are getting ready to spend another one. Last Saturday night we saw about 40 students accept Jesus as Savior. What an awesome sight. Then on this past Friday the students did cardboard testimonies. If you [...]
Should We Be Tolerant?
Brian’s post a few days ago was excellent as far as I’m concerned. He basically said that we should take to the streets to celebrate Christ because He has won the victory for us over sin and death. His blog elicited a comment from someone who said that yes, we should celebrate Christ, but we [...]
Celebrate Christ
Monday night, many in my home state celebrated a championship in college basketball. Franklin Street was slammed full of people. What were they celebrating? Victory! Defeat is hard to swallow but victory is so sweet to taste. It is something that can never be taken away. Those who experience it will never forget it.
As a [...]
Christmas Joy?
This is the “most wonderful time of the year!” Right? Of course we realize that not everyone enjoys the holiday season as much as you and I do. “Why?”, you may ask. Many times, people do not enjoy this time of year because of a separation of some type. There are those who have [...]
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 [...]
