While I have a deep sense something is not right with our overly scheduled youth, I also have a deep sense God can and will meet my students on a sand bar, through the laughter they experience during a board game, and in Bible study and worship.

Remember the story of the person you are in conflict with, and consider what may be going on in his or her life at the moment.

We piled into the minivan. With the church logo plastered on the side of our silver Toyota, we rode in style toward Hot Springs, Ark., to bond as a staff. We already knew we possessed the capability of getting on one another's nerves. You find that out quickly working with a staff; your differences glare like a flashing neon signs in the middle of the night.