Jude isn’t a book of the Bible that makes my teaching schedule very often. Maybe it’s the esoteric references to the archangel Michael and his contention with the devil over Moses’ body (although I think my junior highers would love a message on that), or it could be the fact that in 25 short verses, [...]
Lead222′s Global Youth Ministry Network offers each week practical and relevant articles, resources and podcasts from Lead222 practitioners, ministry partners and faculty members (Lead pastors, National leaders and authors). All resources are focused on building your personal character and sharpening your professional skills in youth ministry. All of the GYM’s resources are chosen and categorized [...]
Is everyone in youth ministry having an affair? I’m overwhelmed by all the immoral stories that I’ve recently heard relating to our brothers and sisters in Christ who have fallen into inappropriate relationships. It kills me! But, much worse, it hurts the teenagers who look up to us as leaders.
I realize no one is [...]
Getting Naked: A business fable about shedding the three fears that sabotage client loyalty. By Patrick Lencioni. (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 2010. 220pp. $14.10. hardcover.)
Review by: Dave Keehn, Associate Professor, Christian Ministries, Biola University, La Mirda, CA. & Pastor to Youth at South Shores Church, Dana Point, CA.
Patrick Lencioni has made his mark on the [...]
Each January I reflect on the previous year and look toward a new one. These are a few questions I stole from a ministry leader years ago that facilitate the process. Perhaps you’ll be motivated to carve out the time to LEAD yourself and refect!
Is my calling sure?
Is my vision clear? (It’s my [...]
“Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, to all the souls you can, in every place you can, with all the zeal you can, as long as you ever can.”- John Wesley
It was an ordinary day for two ordinary men. Peter and John, Jesus’ disciples, were on their way [...]
If you’re in ministry and you’re remotely aware of the shifts in the
church world than this will not be anything new. For years I grew up
in church thinking and acting as if the church were just a place. We went
there to worship and learn about God. Sometimes we would [...]
In most student ministries training the average American teenager to evangelize
their peers is a lot like going to the dentist. No one is really excited about a visit to the dentist. It’s not something we look forward to but we go out of necessity, and usually only when we simply can’t avoid it [...]
This is the last article in a three-part series on integrity to God, your family, others, and yourself.
Has the culture influenced how we treat others and how we ourselves live? Has our instant society of fast food, megastores, and instant access to almost anything through the Internet changed how we treat others and how [...]
This is the second in a three-part series on integrity to God, your family, others, and with yourself.
“Stay alert. This is hazardous work I’m assigning you. You’re going to be like sheep running through a wolf pack, so don’t call attention to yourselves. Be as cunning as a snake, inoffensive as a dove” [...]
As we look at statistics, it becomes apparent that integrity isn’t valued in our society. We all nod our heads in agreement, but the problem isn’t just with those outside the church. George Barna reported in one study of churched youth—a majority whom said they had a personal relationship with Christ—that in the three months [...]
Years ago I was spending time with my good friend Dan Webster, discussing the topic of Integrity. He told the story of his experience once in a hotel room with a buddy at a conference. His friend was flipping through the TV channels and happened to pass by one with adult material. Dan asked his [...]
Thank you to all of you who decided to continue reading this entry on Integrity! I have just returned from a mission trip to inner city Hollywood. My students and I spent 3 days refurbishing the playground for a church/preschool. We rewarded the students with forays into the heart of Hollywood – walking the famous [...]
I was recently talking with someone about things that could stand in the way of God answering our prayers. Several he mentioned were fairly obvious: unconfessed sin (Ps 66:18), selfish motives (James 4:3-4), double-mindedness/doubt (James 1:6-8). But then, he mentioned in passing something that I had never thought of – dishonoring my wife. My curiosity [...]
Every day it seems there is another story in the news of truth being molded to fit someone’s life style . Recently I watched the Washington Redskins lose to the Detroit Lions. With two minutes left in the game and the outcome still in doubt, Head Coach Mike Shananhan pulled his starting QB Donovan McNabb [...]
Everyone seems to love to celebrate things. Sports victories, holidays, birthdays, promotions, etc… If we were asked if we like to celebrate things we would all say yes, of course! Who doesn’t love some cake, balloons, and a pat on the back after a great win?
The problem is, as much as we say we [...]
We live in a time that is consumed with social networking. We tweet and facebook our daily lives, some in vivid detail. As I write I have over a hundred friends on facebook-many I don’t even know. I live in a world that is adept at networking but is too often unable to form meaningful, [...]
Description: “Ruth Haley Barton author and founder of the Transforming Leadership Center, speaks on her book Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership. It gets to the heart about how we often lead others but our relationship with God can often become dry and desert like. She has great insight into staying connected with God.”
