To this point, I have been in student ministry for over 15 years. Throughout those years there have been many things along the way that have had an influence on my personal, spiritual, and ministry life. Among those however, there are four that have changed my ministry forever. If they haven’t happened in your life…
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[This is a post in a series on Discipling Your Family Well.] It is so important that you take the responsibility to disciple your family serious. In order to be successful in this, you must be realistic in your approach and your expectations of family discipleship. While a huge part of discipleship does happen naturally, it…
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[This is a post in a series on Discipling Your Family Well.] I’ve often heard it said that “what stops us most is the start.” I have found this to be true in my life many times. Often for me it has been the fear of failing, the uncertainty of how to begin, the feeling of…
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In our “specialist culture” we seem to divide up responsibilities for every facet of our lives and go to the “experts” at every turn. This is true whether it is a doctor, sports, trainers, and dare I say church? I am a firm believer however, that the primary responsibility for discipleship rests on the family….
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There are tons of books, magazines, blogs, and websites that provide great help when it comes to how to be a better Youth Pastor. I follow dozens of blogs, read as many books as I can, and subscribe to several magazines. All of these are helpful at times. There is however something that is a…
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What do your students think about when they think about God? That may be the most important question for your ministry to them. Are you intentional about what you are teaching or are you just making it up as you go? Since we only have our students for a few years, the importance of…
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