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What Are You Struggling to Surrender; Stuff, Status, Sin or Self?
A few weeks ago, we held our quarterly youth-led service. It’s a great time for our students who have committed to our ministry team program, to use those practical services to the body within the...
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The Greatest of All Dark Horses – Small Group Study
Last Wednesday night we talked about “Dark Horses” in our Middle School Discipleship program. What is a Dark Horse? Where did that term come from? Why is being a Dark Horse a good thing? DARK HORSES...
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Looking Toward Future Ministry Plans
Many of you have followed my ministry-work for the past couple of years. This blog and my previous blog, QuietMorningsWithHim.com have served as great resources for our friends and family, to...
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The Choice to Surrender Self by Spending $100 – Small Group Study
Last night, we completed our series titled “Surrender” by Francis Chan. I highly suggest the series to any youth group. It was a fantastic model for addressing the current struggles of teens in today’s...
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The Connection Between Seeking God and Obedience – Small Group Study
This past Wednesday night, we discussed the topic of Obedience with our middle school students. To kick the night off, we pulled their minds back to elementary school with a little Red Light, Green...
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Answering the Question, What is a Trader?
We entered into week two of our Trader projects this past Sunday night. For those of you who aren’t in the loop on what I’m actually talking about; I suggest you check my previous post based on...
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Why Your Pastor Should Embrace Social Media
Every youth pastor’s felt it. It’s frustrating, yet you feel obligated to continue with your pitch. It’s the first time you try to discuss social media with a parent, an elder, a deacon or worse, the...
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Why Your Youth Group Should Consider Ditching Worship
The Youth Pastor took the stage, asking the students in the room to rise in worship. The Youth Pastor continued by saying, “In this room tonight, I would encourage you all to let the Spirit move.“...
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Christian Punk Rock and Reminiscing About My Youth Group Days
Being a Christian teen in the nineties was a wild ride! The teens before us (in the eighties) had broken through a lot of the legalism regarding playing cards, pool halls, going to movies and best of...
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Hundred’s of Youth Respond to Francis Chan’s Challenge
Last night I had the privilege to hear one of my role models speak to thousands of students. Francis Chan has influenced people all over the world, with his honest character and passion for Scripture....
View ArticleWhat to Do When Ministry Opportunities End In Disappointment
Sometimes stories don’t end the way we had hoped. Sometimes the end result can be disappointing. As I stated in last week’s post, “While serving in Alaska, I was encouraged to get involved in local...
View ArticleHow God Led Our Church to Feed Over 100 Homeless Teens – Part 1
As per my Writing page, I am continually working on a book when I’m not writing blog posts. My book is titled, “Quiet Mornings: Ministry In Small Community“. Every once in a while I like to highlight...
View ArticleHow God Led Our Church to Feed Over 100 Homeless Teens – Part 2
Yesterday, I posted the first part of an account, from the book I’m currently working on. This particular account is from “Chapter 10: Connect With the World“. If you missed yesterday’s post, click...
View ArticleHow Mentorship Shaped My Life
This weekend I went home. I grew up in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. This past weekend, I had the opportunity to visit after many years. The place has not changed much. Especially after living out west,...
View ArticleWhy All Ministries Should Have a Plan to Protect Children
I’ll be unavailable for the next couple of days. I have a fantastic opportunity to take a 2 day training with Winning Kids Inc. Specifically. I’ll be taking their Administrator and Train the Trainer...
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