What Students Want vs. What they Need
Recently Rick Lawrence of Group Magazine published the results of a survey of 20,000 plus teens answering the following questions: What would you like to do More of in your church’s youth ministry? (these results were published in the latest print version of Group) What is your biggest challenge in growing deeper in your relationship [...]
Immunizing Your Kids from the Homosexual Agenda
Drugs have become such a prevalent part of our society that we talk with our kids about them at a young age. There are books all over the place about how to deal with dating and sex with children and teens, but what about homosexuality? Elephants grow. I know, it is obvious but sometimes I [...]
Marriage and Teens
We must teach kids and teens about marriage. No, I’m not from some back hills county where it is okay to marry 14 year olds (or younger). That said, there is this casual approach to relationships as if they are not a big deal. Not that long ago I had a conversation with a 4th [...]
BIG CHURCH is for Little People Too
It was a great day today. We had to wake our kids up early because my wife was singing in the choir today. We really aren’t a “choir” kind of church, but some times we have specials that are really good; today (Palm Sunday) was one of them. The kids were crabby, and I wasn’t [...]
Identity & Evangelism
Who am I? “Who am I?” This is the question virtually every teen asks themselves. Identity is important in more ways than most could imagine. It isn’t just about a sense of self worth, it is much more. Students gather into groups based on ethnicity, dress, activities, and all kinds of other things in an [...]
How Would You Describe a Disciple at Age 18?
I am putting together a tool that I hope will be beneficial for many parents including my wife and I. Part of that tool will be a list of characteristics, skills, and truths. This list is what we hope will be an accurate description of our own kids when they reach age 18 (or are [...]
