The first time I ever played drums at a church was when I was 12 years old. It was at Saddleback Church in our Jr. High Ministry, and I was scared out of my mind. Fast forward eight years and here I am today: 20 years old, finishing up my second year of college, leading a small group for 16 junior high boys of my own, and surprisingly, still playing drums.…
Here is a quick and easy way to raise money for your youth ministry for missions or any other time you need to raise money. To begin you will need 100 plain envelopes. Take these envelopes and beginning with the first one you write $1 on the front.…
“Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.…
What are words really? They are meant to love, hate, lift up, bring down, express emotion, communicate, give meaning to something, give life to something or to kill something like dreams and character! A word can make you happy or sad.…
Discipleship to me, is an older, more mature Christian, taking a younger, and less matured Christian under his or wing. The older more mature Christian (or the ‘discipler’) spends a very large amount of time with his or her disciple (due to my laziness (and not male shogunism) in the future I will refer to the discipler as a he).…
As my little Kia puttered to the side of the road, I was . . . frustrated, to say the least. I generally get 25 MPG out of this sweet ride, but now it wouldn’t go another mile. The fuel gauge revealed that, yes, even a Kia can run out of gas.…
Anyone who has been in the crosshairs of someone’s negative criticism knows how easy it is to become discouraged and disillusioned. Long ago I had the naïve belief that if I was a believer, worked in the church, followed God’s purpose for my life and cared about students and families, those I served would be thankful, gracious and appreciative.…
A Consultation was hosted by Frontier Youth Trust and Worth Unlimited, and jointly organised by thirteen high profile partners, which took place in December using the World Café model of consultation to maximise participation, increase creative thinking and make collective discoveries.…
I have seen a few fires in my day. As a native of Southern California and the son of a retired fireman, I have seen some pretty big ones. In fact, I (accidentally) started one myself. Trust me, it’s a long story.…
