We, the Longer Haul Podcast team, are committed to… well… the Longer Haul. That’s why we do the podcast. We know though, from experience that there are times when God makes it known that it’s time to move on. There are seasons of change. The big question we all face is how do we know…

This weeks interview tackles identity in Christ head on. Todd Jones has written an excellent book called Jesus Colored Glasses. Besides our being jealous of his coming up with a super catchy super cool name for his book, we’re pumped about this interview. Todd gets youth pastors! He’s one of us! As the founder of…

Many of us have been guilty of thinking that the teenagers of today are pretty much like all the teenagers that have gone before them. Ahhhhh, if only it were that easy! Research tells us that there are characteristics of the current generation that we need to be aware of as we try to point…

We all want to see our students sharing their faith.  We would all love to have students leading other students to Jesus.  But what is it that is really keeping this from happening? Look we get it.  This topic isn’t new…even for this podcast, but we believe it is SO ridiculously important. Our friend Greg…

Over the years we’ve heard people say that we’re only one bad decision away from disqualifying ourselves from ministry. Over and over again throughout the years we’ve heard of friends and peers have to quit serving in the church because of immoral decisions they’ve made. We admit that this podcast topic is not as fun…

Let’s face it… we live in a hyper sexualized culture! Ok, either you’re giggling like a middle schooler right now or tempted to close this and move on. Stick with us for a second. Parents are overwhelmed and they need our help navigating everything that they’re facing when it comes to their teens dealing with…