Live :: Learn :: Lead

I got a call today from a friend in youth ministry asking about adult leaders working with students.  His specific question was, “How should we handle kids going to a leader’s house to do home projects, etc?”  Here is how I responded: If there is a screening system in place when recruiting volunteers (application, church [...]

Each week we send out an E-blast to parents filled with updates and information about our ministry.  This is what I included in this week’s Eblast : Some of the most teachable moments in my faith journey have occurred when others would simply hang out with me. A college professor “hung out” with me every [...]

We did a little experiment with our Student Leadership Team this summer.  We challenged our student leaders to go and visit another youth ministry.  The purpose of the visit was for our students to know what it feels like to be a first-time student in our ministry.  Last Sunday we spent some time debriefing their [...]

I’m just getting back into the saddle after being away on the HS Mission Trip to New Orleans last week.  What a trip!  It was by far one of the best trips I have had the privilege to lead.  The team worked very hard, they bonded well together, and there were countless stories of God [...]

I recently led a workshop at a conference for women.  The theme of the workshop was to help parents understand the progressive phases that teenagers go through during adolescence.  Based on the research from Kara Powell, here is a portion of what I communicated: As teenagers go through the journey of adolescence, there are four [...]

Had our summer planning meeting for Gravity yesterday up on the North Shore.  I love the opportunity to carve out a significant amount of time with our team to think through what is coming up.  It seems like the longer we are together, the more we know how each other thinks, reacts, and processes information.  [...]

Next Sunday we are kicking off a new teaching series on Sex.  With all the voices students hear about Sex (parents, church, friends, culture), we want to help students know that Sex was God’s design first, and it is good.  Here is a video clip we used to promote the series.

This is an awesome video that was performed at a weekend worship service at Fellowship Church in TX.  It definitely gives new meaning to “Worship Arts”.  Great for a devotional on new beginnings, fresh start, and what happens to our life when we follow Christ. 

I have been away for a few days, and had not been on Facebook during that time.  When I returned last night I found an interesting header-message from Facebook clarifying their position on some recent “Terms of Use” changes.  As I have done some research, I am appalled by what they are going to implement. [...]