Editor’s Note: This guest post is by Tim Totten. Tim is the Associate/Youth Pastor at Gibson City Bible Church in Gibson City, Illinois. ———————————————————————————————– It was nine years ago when I first set foot in in that little church in Smolensk, Russia, a city about 250 miles west of Moscow. […]
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Guest Post From Rick Lawrence…
Editor’s Note: This post is in conjunction with the release of Rick’s new book – Skin in The Game. The following is an excerpt… Jesus Wants Your Skin In the Game By Rick Lawrence There He is again, playing a game of verbal “Battleship” with the Pharisees in the temple […]
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THROWRUNFIX!!!
1 Corinthians 9:24 (New International Version) Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. I cannot stand running. However, I am very proud of the one in our family that […]
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Guest Post: Marriage- The Great Divorce…
We at MinistryPlace.net are blessed to share a few special guest posts from David Nehring, PhD! Here is a little about him: David Nehring, PhD is a Clinical Psychologist at Bethesda Christian Counseling in Sioux Falls. He has been working in the mental health field both in Christian and in […]
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Guest Post: Marriage- Clarity in Thinking…
We at MinistryPlace.net are blessed to share a few special guest posts from David Nehring, PhD! Here is a little about him: David Nehring, PhD is a Clinical Psychologist at Bethesda Christian Counseling in Sioux Falls. He has been working in the mental health field both in Christian and in […]
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Guest Post: Ski Trip!….
Editor’s Note: This Guest Post is from Stephanie Karolus. She is a recent graduate from Concordia University Chicago. She serves in ministry in northern MN. Stephanie currently serves at St. John’s Lutheran Church with the youth, children, adults (pretty much all ages). When winter strikes, it can cause many people […]
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In Ministry? Need a Car? Here is some Help…
Have you heard of MATS? They are a unique organization with a mission to provide affordable and reliable vehicles for Christian ministries and their staff. This non-profit organization was founded in 1977 by Chuck Schroth, who helped missionaries returning home to the States locate quality vehicles. Now managed by the […]
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Are We The Beast?. Or the Dad? Or Both?..
Having young children, (especially a 4 year old girl) ensures a fair amount of Disney movies are in the house. Yesterday, I watched Beauty and the Beast with the kids, because my daughter is enthralled with all things princess-related. Keep in mind that the last time that I watched this […]
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Youth Ministry on The Cheap: Free PowerPoint Game…
Here’s a freebie to give away. It’s a Powerpoint game that I made. It’s called A&B because well those are the two options. It’s just random questions to get the students going. I included the PP, the Jpeg’s, and a editable PP so the readers can add their own questions […]
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Youth Ministry on the Cheap: Game Night
When I was in bi-vocational ministry, I learned quickly that youth ministry had to happen on a small budget. (And by small, I mean miniscule.) Every month, I would scrape and claw and put together an event on a shoe-string budget. Every year I asked for a raise in budget, […]
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Turkeys, Hot Dogs, Teenagers, The Gospel.
Ok. I will try and explain this the best I can…. Yes, we bowl with turkeys in the church fellowship hall. Yes they are frozen. Yes, the trustees know about it. Yes, students from all over come to find out if we are really using turkeys. Yes, we use the […]
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Free Resource: Letters to A Teenager Series
If you could speak God’s truth into a group of teenagers about one thing, what would it be? That is the question that I posed to several people that love and work with teenagers all over the country. This series is based on those answers. I am glad to offer […]