Hope for Juarez, Mexico
Juarez, Mexico is one of the fastest growing, most dangerous cities in the world. As its population climbs higher each year, so does its poverty and crime rate. Children are left homeless on the street. Boys ar...
Santa, Rudolph, Frosty
Two people line up back-to-back. On the count of 3, they turn around mime, "Santa," "Rudolph" or "Frosty." For Santa, you make a beard with your hands under your chin.For Rudolph, you make reindeer antlers wit...
Managing Your Ministry: When in Doubt, Be Direct: It’s Better in the Long Run
Being direct in your communication is not always the path of least resistance. In fact, it often invites more resistance, and youth ministry is hard enough without unnecessary conflict, isn't it? While the path...
So, You Think Your Camping Experience Was Bad?
As you plan your summer camping trip with your group, let's hope your campers don't go through what Awana co-founder Art Rorheim's kids experienced!Rorheim, who celebrated his 90th birthday in 2010, has worked ...
How Can Christian Campus Ministries Become Effective in Reaching Black Students?
In the course of 33 years in Christian college ministry, I have heard my white co-workers say in one way or another that blacks are just not interested in spiritual things. The low numbers of black students in ...
10 Minutes in God’s Word: We’re Holy When We’re Wholly God’s
How many times a month (or day) do you wonder if you're on the right track with your ministry? Many of us often ask ourselves if we are providing enough depth, enough fun and enough challenge for our students. ...
Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals
Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals By Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Enuma OkoroZondervan, 2010, 592 pp., $24.99, Zondervan.comI love the oxymoronic subtitle Ordinary Radicals. This ...
Sun Stand Still: What Happens When You Dare to Ask God for the Impossible
Sun Stand Still: What Happens When You Dare to Ask God for the ImpossibleBy Steven FurtickMultnomah Books, 2010, 224 pp., $14.99, SunStandStill.comIt's difficult to find words that fully embody what God is doin...
Redeeming Singleness: How the Storyline of Scripture Affirms the Single Life
Redeeming Singleness: How the Storyline of Scripture Affirms the Single LifeBarry Danylak (Foreword by John Piper)Crossway, 2010, 256 pp., $16.99, Crossway.orgSingleness is an oft-neglected topic in the church....