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Evangelism Takes Getting Fat
“Do I have to eat that” are words that uttered from my lips from time to time when my Mom made something for dinner that I either did not like or I was not
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Keep it Simple
One of the things I am continually learning as a Youth Pastor is the need to keep things simple. Now I’m not talking about dumbing things down for my students, rather put things in
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Are You a Narrow-Minded Bigot? (Energize Article)
Exclusivist. Narrow. The gospel message of “faith alone in Christ alone” often gets painted as narrow-minded, exclusive and decidedly unPC. But does following Jesus and believing He is “the way, the truth and the
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Sharing Christ without living your faith
Meet John. He’s a high school junior who attends youth group every week despite having a busy schedule at work. Honestly, he’s not really sure why he continues to go to youth group except
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Live it to Lead it
I am convinced that one of the leading reasons teens don’t share their faith as frequently as they should is a result of the lack of adults that model it for them. Sure, they
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How do you spend it? – An Interview with a Veteran Youth Pastor
“Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent.” – Ambrose Bierce Sometimes in life and especially in youth ministry it seems that we find ourselves with not enough… not enough time, not enough
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THE Cause Takes Collaboration
“Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as
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Sharing your faith as an introvert
Let’s face it: evangelism is for the outgoing, talkative people who could carry on a conversation with a fire hydrant. It’s not really for us introverted people who are quiet, shy, and prefer to
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Blood and Sacrifice: Unpacking the Atonement for Our Teens (Energize Article)
A couple years ago, a tragic story hit the news here in Colorado. A young boy and his mom were at the mall. One minute they were casually shopping and the next minute the
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Never Give Up!
I love this quote from Winston Churchill; “Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of
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