5 Teen Predictions for 2007 from Dare2Share
I read this over on the Shift Conference Blog and the ChristianPost Dare2Share has come up with a list of predictions. These are interesting to think about. We must constantly reflect on the methods...
Category: Faith
A Fresh Start
People make all kinds of New Year’s Resolutions, but few people ever keep them. When I was planning for this past weekend’s message at church, I really thought about motivating people to live radically...
Why Teens Do Stupid Stuff, Part 2
Not only do teens sometimes make bad choices because of their need for affirmation, but there can also be physiological reasons as well. I read an interesting article about the teenage brain. We all...
Lessons from Billy Graham
I heard on SpirtFM this morning a list of 6 lessons for life that Billy Graham shared with Reader’s Digest. I think they are very timely for our youth ministry to think about, especially...
Why Teens Do Stupid Things
Interesting article on Yahoo from LiveScience. It seems like teens really do think about the consequences of their actions. But their decisions are usually not based upon the consequences, they are based upon the...
Our New Gated Community
We had to cancel youth Sunday night because of the wedding I was officiating. When we arrived home late, we found out that the youth actually did meet to do a service project. I...
A Busy, But Good Weekend
This past weekend did indeed turn out to be a blur. There were way too many things going on. But it was good. We are always told to slow down and simplify, and I...
What a Week!
Sorry for the lack of posting, I’ve been swamped this week. Here’s what a crazy week looks like for me. This weekend will be especially brutal. Monday – Work all day, Elders meeting at...
Great Expectations
It’s been a busy weekend. I was able to share a message yesterday in church about our expectations of Christmas. This weekend just reaffirmed by huge respect for bi-vocational pastors. Juggling the demands of...
Getting Back to the Basics
After working with the youth at Cornerstone for the last few months, I decided to do a short survey to see what their core beliefs were. I used similar questions that George Barna used...
