On which arm do you wear your watch? This was a question asked in church recently by Rikki Grace, the wife of Pastor Ryan Grace of Bluffton, Ohio. I’ve never met them, but I can’t wait until I do. The two adults were about to join other adults and several youth from their church on a mission trip in Indianapolis.…
Why do we go on youth mission trips? For me the answer is simple. It works. Teenagers serve others, and, in the process, those young people grow closer to God. I’ve never seen anything like mission trips for helping young people figure out what being a Christian is all about.…
I’m sure you’re aware boys and girls are different. Mission trips impact both genders, but in different ways. Next week I’ll talk about girls. This week it’s boys. In my youth ministry experience, I seemed to have more girls involved than boys.…
