We're having an amazing time here in Ohio. God has been moving, and I've been having some great conversations-and met some new friends. I got to sit in on Kara Powell's track for a while-about preparing teenagers for life after youth group. She had some great things to say, and made me think about how my own church prepares our teenagers.

"Here's children's church--away and separate from the adult service. Here's the youth service--away and separate from the adult service. Now you've graduated and you're off on your own. I hope you know enough about 1) yourself, and 2) what "church" really is, to be able to find a church home for yourself."

And this is made all the worse by churches that are woefully inadequate when it comes to a college ministry--our church has NO college ministry, for instance. And it's in a college town.

Chuck Bomar--who is also teaching with Kara--said something fascinating and challenging. He's just planted a new church, and there will be no youth group until there's a full and functioning college ministry in place. None. I don't know quite what to think about that, but I'm anxious to find out what sort of youth that church willl eventually be releasing to the world.