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What’s a Christian to Do on the Day of Silence? (Soul Fuel Article)
“Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am participating in the Day of Silence (DOS), a national youth movement bringing attention to the silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
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The Problem with “Good Enough” (Energize Article)
Imagine you are hosting a birthday party for your friend and you’re determined to bake the cake yourself. Things are crazy the afternoon of the party and you get distracted and burn the cake.
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The Power of Story
A couple weekends ago I was reminded of the power of story in communicating the importance of sharing the Gospel of Jesus. Its crazy… I work at Dare 2 Share but still forget how
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The Message We Win Them With is What We Win Them To
I’m a big proponent that the saying, “What you win them with is what you win them to,” is absolutely true about our methods in youth ministry. We often apply this to our methods
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Easter Eggs, Jelly Beans and Jesus
How do we as Christians deal with the whole topic of the “pagan” celebration of Easter verses the Christian holiday of Resurrection Sunday? Do we avoid all things that reek of jelly beans or
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Does Your Youth Group Really Know the Gospel?
When I do one-on-one discipleship with a student one of the first things I discuss with them is the gospel message. It’s the core, the foundation, the heart of everything we believe, and thus
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The Ultimate Inconvenient Truth (Energize Article)
Sin is not a popular concept these days. No one likes to talk about it. Very old fashioned. Very not cool. Just ask any teenager. The label “sin” is not politically correct. Some may
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Helping Teens Taste, Feel, See and, of Course, Hear the Gospel
Are you creating total sensory gospel experiences in your youth group? Can teenagers see, feel, taste and, of course, hear the gospel when they attend your weekly meetings? Teens should sense the power of
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“Evangelism” is Unbiblical (there I said it!)
Okay, now that I have your attention and, before I get beaten to death by an angry crowd of tract-wielding “soulwinners”, let me explain. Although the concept of evangelism is all over the New
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Saying, “No,” to the Holy Spirit
As weird as it may sound, when I was in high school me and my friends would go to the mall and spend a Friday or Saturday evening talk with random strangers about Jesus.
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