Every fall, youth groups all over the planet refocus for the new ministry year with kickoffs, events, retreats, and messy games. Youth workers with high hopes are eager to communicate the gospel to young people in their care. When all the activities are stripped away, however, our definitions of “gospel” often remain abstract.…
Once, while teaching a group of toddlers, my wife used an old blue suitcase to talk about Abram’s call from God to move to a new country. She talked about how Abram had to get his belongings together quickly and go where God was leading him.…
This past weekend about 75 people from our church went away for the weekend to talk about discipleship. I want to share some quotes from this past weekend, but before I do, here were a two things about discipleship that we constantly drive home to the people in our church: It is not separated from evangelism. …
