A Fish Story
It all starts with a young coal miner named John Kuhnert. He had a young family at home, and not a lot …
Missions Monday: What’s your outreach?
If you have been in ministry any length of time, you may have heard the phrase “missions begins at home”. That is …
May 2017 Newsletter
My latest newsletter is out. You can read it Here. Please take a moment and pray for the ministry. Thank you. Like …
Five Ways to Welcome New Church Staff to Your Community… A How-to guide.
If you live in a community of any size, there is a decent probability that one of the churches will have hired …
Sermons
In response to request from some ministry friends, I am going back and publishing audio and PDF notes from messages I’ve given …
Remembering Columbine… Never Again.
On April 20, 1999. Things changed. Not everyone that day knew just exactly how wide ranging those changes would be, but there …
The 600th post…
In 2007 and early 2008, I had a crazy idea to start a ministry blog. I never imagined it would lead me …
4 Things to Look for at #SYMC2016
This weekend is the “reboot” of Simply Youth Ministry Conference in Chicago. Whether this is your first time here or you are …
The Purpose of Youth Ministry…
Yesterday, I attended my mom’s church in Southern Illinois. The Pastor gave a message based on John 4, the woman at the …
What does a Rural Ministry Specialist do?
In my work with National Network of Youth Ministries, I get asked this question a lot. A few weeks ago, I had …
Help Wanted…
Today’s teenagers are struggling with issues that I never would have dreamed of as a teen. Many of them also lack the …
An interesting observation….
I visit many churches as part of my role with NNYM. They have been different denominations and sizes, but a pattern emerges …