Amy Hollingsworth and Jonathan Hollingsworth Thomas Nelson, 2015, 240 pp., $12.50 In recent years, much criticism has been lobbied at short-term mission trips, particularly their value and whether they do m...

Noel Castellanos IVP Books, 2015, 183 pp., $11.84 My husband and I often have wondered: Is it easier to bring social justice to the evangelicals or Jesus to the mainliners? So often, our experience has b...

Mark DeVries and Nate Stratman IVP Books, 2014, 155 pp., $11.84 I remember the day youth ministry became fun. It was during a meeting with my adult leaders in my rookie year in youth ministry. As we went th...

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One finding that's stuck with me from Sticky Faith is, "More than any program or event, what made kids more likely to feel like a significant part of their local church was when adults made the effort to g...

Imagine the following three scenarios:A parent emails you saying her child will not be able to attend your upcoming mission trip meeting, despite the fact they signed a covenant agreeing to prioritize these tri...

As he dipped his fingers into a bowl of rice and beans, one of my students whined, "Why do you always have to mess with our food?"At the time he made this comment, this student, along with the rest of our missi...

Recently, some churches have begun calling themselves missional. In truth, however, aren't all churches called to join in God's mission? If so, then what's the difference between doing missions and being missio...

Ever feel as if your students are bored during your mission trip meetings? If so, perhaps that's because you're the one doing all the teaching, while students learn by doing. For this reason, require students o...

The calendars of most youth workers are full. We often run our ministries the same way, filling our calendars with events, hoping something connects kids to Christ. Despite our best efforts, we rarely take time...