How Do I Establish a Prayer Life?
We urge our youth to pray more, but we can't push that agenda too far as we don't pray enough ourselves. Not that we're lazy or unfocused, but ministry and life take up too much of our time. We know the importa...
Postmodernism and Music
Postmodernism is a concept in flux. The nature and description of postmodernism has changed during the past few decades as the movement has developed.Scholars dedicated to the subject generally do not agree on ...
Leadership in the Trinity
The Trinity is our feeble effort to define the attributes of God. The Bible points to the fact the Trinity refers to the triune personalities of God. If you look to the early church fathers, the Trinity wa...
The Least of These
Recently I began a new phase of ministry in a bi-vocational capacity. For 21 years, my ministry consisted of serving on staff at a local church. This type of ministry is all I have known. In February 2011, I sh...
From Through My Eyes
Since I first started playing high school football, a lot has been written about me. Some true, some not so true. Some positive, some not so positive. And some of it claiming to even know my mind-set and motiva...
How to Find the Best Short-Term Mission Search Engines Online
Finding the right mission trip is similar to finding the best airfare for a trip. Every place you look online has a slightly different selection, and you have to know where to look to find what is right for you...
Boys Ministry: Being There
I had an interesting reminder recently of the simple importance of presence when it comes to ministry with boys. The reminder came in the form of a high school junior pointing out a time I'd sat in a diner for ...
Fast Living
Fast LivingScott ToddCompassion, 2001, 256 pp., $12.99With all the literature out currently on the topics of service and social justice, it is difficult for to one that distinguishes itself from the rest of the...
Youth Culture Lesson: Mean Girls
Reality Television Skews Viewers' Impressions of WomanhoodGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:Is Snooki of "Jersey Shore" a role model? Do teens aspire to...
October Issue of Moms & Pops Stuff
The October 2011 Issue of Moms & Pops Stuff marked the beginning of its 10th year of providing this free resource for youth pastors to give to the parents of the teens with whom they work. Other t...