As schools across the country have started back and fall is in the air, youth ministers around the country are shifting their thinking to campus ministry. If you are a youth minister and you do not have a presence on your local school campus you are missing out on a […]
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Lets Start a Facebook Prayer Meeting…
I received an interesting Facbook notification first thing this morning. Late last night Kevin Patterson tagged me and 9 other people, stating that he was challenged by a friend to choose 10 people publicly on social media to pray for in the coming week. Kevin added the ministries those people […]
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Guest Post: Are You Ready For Kick-Off?
Editors Note: This is a guest post by my friend Ryan Campos. Here is a little about him… I’m a student minister who lives in Hermitage, MO with my lovely wife and two beautiful children (one is probably pushing her luck as you read this). I am passionate about students, […]
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4 Lessons from the Bible Found on the Farm…
We live in a world where context is vital to our understanding. One of the reasons our society struggles with parts of the Bible is that it is set in an agrarian context. Jesus and Paul used that backdrop and crafted wonderful illustrations. Let’s look at a few and “recast […]
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A Hand for the Mission Field….
The church where I serve has been a long time supporter of a ministry called Seedline International. They are a ministry that prints, produces, and ships Bibles all over the world in many languages. Our church is near enough to one of the production centers that we bring a team […]
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Youth Ministry on The Cheap: Living in Christ Study…
Living in Christ is a four session Bible Study from Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. It is being used as one of the follow-up tools for the MyHope America with Billy Graham campaign. It is a great resource to use in youth ministry as well. It covers some of the basics […]
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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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Special Needs and Rural Ministry…
There are a few factors in youth ministry that are “universals”. It does not matter what your context is in youth ministry, at some point you will have one or multiple students in your ministry with special needs. It may be mild, it may be severe, but it will happen. […]
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Lessons From The Bible Found on The Farm: The Vine
In John 15, Jesus makes the claim ” I am the vine, you are the branches, …if someone remains in me, they will bear much fruit”. The crowd that Jesus was speaking to may have been overlooking hills full of vineyards, or there may have been some that had experience […]