So, I haven't gotten my hands on it yet, but I will . . . There's a new book out entitled "Transformational Discipleship: How People Really Grow." It's co-authored by Eric Geiger, Michael Kelley, … [Read more...]
What Do You Do To Create A Sense Of Ownership In Your Students?
May 31, 2012 By 1 Comment
[This is a post I wrote for the ym360 Blog today. Thought I'd post it here, as well.] A few days ago, within a few hours of each other, I watched two similar acts by different people in different … [Read more...]
Discipleship Equals Obedience (Sigh . . .) [re-post]
May 18, 2012 By 2 Comments
[Note: Today's post is a repost. Why? Cause I'm out of town today. I'm on a real life vacation. The only thing that makes it better than a family vacation is that this is a guy's vacation. A bro-down. … [Read more...]
The Gospel And Youth Ministry: Trend or Movement?
May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
[NOTE: This is a post I wrote for the ym360 Blog today. Hope you enjoy!] Unless you've been in a bunker (c'mon, you don't REALLY believe in that Mayan Calendar 2012 stuff, do you?) you've probably … [Read more...]
Behind The Scenes Look At “NEW: First Steps For New Christ-Followers”
May 15, 2012 By 4 Comments
So, some of you know that I have been working on wrapping up my latest book. Well, it's pretty much done! It'll ship last week in May, and man, am I pumped! I've written all about it over on the … [Read more...]
Putting God In A Box
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It's easy in youth ministry circles to vilify programs. They're easy targets. (Attacking "programs" is kind of like attacking spreadsheets. Both are merely tools use to accomplish a task.) I think … [Read more...]
Discipleship Truth: Real Influence Can’t Be Rushed
April 26, 2012 By 3 Comments
I had the privilege of eating dinner last night with some good friends who have been doing youth ministry (very well) for a long time. The cool thing was getting to meet a new friend who, as it turns … [Read more...]
Youth Ministers: Slow Down!
April 19, 2012 By 2 Comments
Here's an observation made over many years of experience . . . Youth Ministers can be a frantic bunch. Here's what I mean: I think many if not most Youth Ministers fall into the very … [Read more...]
Cleaning Supplies and Youth Ministry (Huh?)
April 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
[This is a post I was originally going to run in this blog, but I thought it was fun and had a wider appeal. So, I wrote today on the ym360 Blog instead. I re-posted on my blog, as well. Hope you … [Read more...]
Discipleship Question: What Cultural Shifts Are Impacting Youth Ministry?
April 16, 2012 By 15 Comments
I had the opportunity last week to speak to a couple different groups about youth workers about how the changing (or, to be more accurate, changed) cultural landscape is impacting the way we disciple … [Read more...]
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