#RuralMinistry and More.
Recently, my brother, a city boy most of his life, moved in with my family out “in the country.” For the past 12 years of my life, I’ve lived and worked in rural environments. So, it’s been amazing to see rural life through the eyes of an urban dweller. Culture […]
The following is from an upcoming resource at MinistryPlace.net called Letters to a Teenager. As I was writing this, I strongly felt that this was something that youth leaders need to hear right now, as students start their school year. If you have a resource or idea to share with […]
While in Denver for Lead the Cause University, We used our free time and went hiking at Red Rocks Ampitheatre and Park just west of Denver. I had an experience there I will not soon forget. Our group chose to take a trail called the “traders point loop”, a […]
This school year, our students have decided to try something new. They are adopting a neighborhood to “Gospelize”. This is a “multiple-touch” evangelism project that is designed around building relationships in the community. We will be doing multiple service project days, where we serve the people of the neighborhood for […]
Every work day starts the same for me. I get into the office, shut my door, grab my Bible and read. I used to struggle with that. I thought Bible and prayer time should be spent at home and I should be “working” while I was in the office. I […]
It was the second to last night of our mission trip to St. Louis and I had an idea. “Let’s go get some ice cream,” I said. “Who wants to go?” About half of the students gathered mumbled interest. “I’m buying,” I added. Suddenly everyone was jumping up and heading […]
This week, I’m preparing to leave for kid’s camp. I’ve got drinks ready, bags to be packed and four days blocked out of my schedule. Why would I do a trip after already doing a week of youth camp and week-long mission trip? Honestly, kid’s camp is one of my favorite […]
This guest post is from Kevin Patterson. Kevin is the Youth Pastor at FBC Dawson Springs, Kentucky. He blogs at Life in The Youth Ministry Fishbowl This past week I just relearned this important lesson. Without getting into to many details, the community our church is located in has a tradition […]
Fast Pass is a great Disney invention. If you’ve never been to Disney World (or haven’t gone in a long time), certain rides and attractions give you the option of a Fast Pass, which prints out a time for you to return. The idea is you “wait in line” without […]
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:19 ESV God knows our needs. He knows the very needs that are going to come up tomorrow, next week, and beyond. Planting a garden is an exercise in faith. […]
I had a phone meeting the other day with someone who has been in student ministry since 1966, in the same area. He has hosted a teen evangelism rally every Saturday night since then. They are coming up on 2500 weeks straight. They train students to share Christ with their […]
This week, I will be traveling with my wife and some students from our ministry to Denver for Lead The Cause University with Dare2Share. LTCU is a “Top 1%” Leadership camp experience. Here is how Dare2Share Describes it: Who it is For: Youth Leaders and Teens (High School students): Must have attended a Dare 2 […]
