Fall Classic
For this game you will need several large piles of leaves. (Hint: use the prep for this game as an opportunity to do a service project or rake up your church lawn leaves!) You also will need a leaf rake and a m...
Mission Trip Rules that Transform
When we think about mission trips, rules are not one of the first things that come to mind. Rules in youth ministry often are treated as a necessary evil instead of an opportunity. Believe it or not, in the cas...
The Encouraging Word for Youth Workers
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things" (Philippians 4:...
Greater
Steve FurtickMultnomah, 2012, 224 pp., $19.99Steven Furtick's second book, Greater, is a simple, yet powerful reminder that God's dreams for our lives are usually a whole lot bigger than our own meager assessme...
Changing the Post-Mission Trip Conversation
About a month or two after returning from a summer mission trip, I typically hear mission trip participants say these things:"I don't feel God here like I did there.""I'm forgetting things.""It's starting to fa...
10 Jordanian Young People Meet Summer Camp American Style
Call it jet-ski diplomacy. This summer, 10 Muslim young people from Jordan and Christian teens from across the United States shared two weeks at Camp KIVU in the mountains and lakes near Durango, Colo., to...
Meet Simon Baz: An Arabic/Muslim Comic Superhero
A Lebanese American from Dearborn, Mich., Baz is the latest superhero from publishing giant DC Comics. As he grows up in a post-9/11 America, Baz must fight more than bad guys. He also must fight stereotypes an...
Love vs. Wedding Bells: What If God Is Less Worked up About Marriage than We Are?
Yes, the rumors are true. The two of us dated, broke up, and then wrote a book about marriage and love, together. Yes, it was crazy. No, we don't recommend it.Our book, Altared, isn't really about marriage, tho...
Last Ounce Of Courage
Veritas Entertainment presents Last Ounce of Courage, opening in theaters nationwide on September 14, 2012 Project Description Released by Veritas Entertainment, "Last Ounce of Courage" is the story of a gr...
Making Mission Trips Meaningful for Parents and Families
The impact of a mission trip in the life of a student never ceases to amaze me. If I am honest, every mission trip I lead also has an impact on my own life. There is something so powerful in serving others that...