evangelistic resources for youth Archives

Soul Fuel

Austin and Ally and You

Are you more like Austin or Ally? If you don’t know, there are (of course) a multitude of on-line quizzes and tests that you can take to see which character

December 1, 2014

Gospel Advancing Ministry

Making Disciples Who Make Disciples

Making Disciples Who Make Disciples As disciples of Jesus, it’s our passion and privilege to follow after Him. And as we do so, He will help us (and our students)

November 20, 2014

How to Share the Gospel

Flying Lessons

Across the past several issues of energize, we’ve been exploring the “5 Keys to Nurturing a Faith-Sharing Focus.” One of my goals each step along the way has been to

November 6, 2014

How to Share the Gospel

Can Your Students Fly the Plane?

I once went flying with my buddy, Vince, but when Vince first invited me to join him for a joy ride in the skies over Houston, I was a little

October 23, 2014

Soul Fuel

Are You The Watching or The Remaining?

Angels and Demons and Tornadoes, oh my! Not wanting to be left behind or worse – considered a leftover, Affirm Films has released an end times horror-meets-Sunday-School film called The Remaining.

September 8, 2014

Soul Fuel

What I Learned From the ALS Challenge

By now, you’ve probably heard about the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge—people voluntarily dumping a sizeable container full of frigid cubes over their head and donating money to a cause –

August 25, 2014

Soul Fuel

Jesus is The Giver

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent

August 11, 2014

Soul Fuel

The Ultimate Teen Choice

I find it just a bit ironic that during the Teen Choice Awards this year, Demi Lovato is going to perform Really Don’t Care… Because I’m pretty sure there aren’t

August 4, 2014

Soul Fuel

Do Your Friends Know that God’s Not Dead?

In the late 1800’s, a German philosopher named Friedrich Nietzsche made a groundbreaking statement that sent shockwaves through society: “Gott ist tot.” For us non-German speakers, that phrase translated means

April 28, 2014

Soul Fuel

Why Do I Believe Heaven is for Real?

To wonder about the afterlife is to be human, is it not? I’m fairly convinced that while our feline and canine friends wistfully dream of apprehending mice and enjoying postal

April 14, 2014

Soul Fuel

Christians Ought to Say Something

It really is A Great Big World, isn’t it? And with so many people on this planet, why do we have such a difficult time simply saying something that we

March 31, 2014