Ministry with Deaf Teens

“What? IMPOSSIBLE!” The puzzlement was real.Here is a bright, 16-year-old, deaf since his early years and totally baffled by my comment that God is fluent in American Sign Language.Signing emphatica...

Beyond Red, Yellow, Black & White

“We must face the fact the church is still the most segregated major institution in America. At 11:00 on Sunday morning when we stand and sing, and Christ has no east or west, we stand at the most segrega...

Youth Ministry 3.0

We’re at a crossroad in youth work; and in order to be effective, we need to change—to turn at this crossroad instead of passing on through, assuming the way we’ve always done things will continue...

Showing Hope Throughout the World

Shaohannah's Hope, the adoption and orphan care ministry founded by Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman, announces that to date, an astounding $761,582 had been donated to the Maria's Miracle Fund. Created in l...

Reaching the Legal Limit

IT is 10:30 a.m., two hours before the Florida Gators will kick off to Ole Miss, and Max, a 19-year-old freshman, is laboring to explain how he feels about the drinking age.“Per-son-al-ly,” he says,...