I'm really praying that we are trying to invite a generation understand, own, and live out a life-changing faith in Jesus. To that end, I don't see our high school ministry as a place of protection from the evil world, but rather a place of … [Continue reading]
IN DEFENSE OF THE WORD "SUCK"
September 16, 2011 by 6 Comments
I have been trying to get a book published under the title "You Suck: enduring, learning from, and responding to your critics". But I can't get it passed the world of christian publishing. Everyone I pitched it to loves the concept, and the book … [Continue reading]
BAPTISM AND KIDS
September 14, 2011 by 1 Comment
There's a fine line between ritual and the sacred. Ritual is all about doing something because you "ought to" or because it's what you're "supposed to do". Sacred is holy. Sacred is something you do because you know you're called to. It is set … [Continue reading]
INVITING STUDENTS TO SPEAK UP
September 13, 2011 by 2 Comments
I grew up on the proclamational form of church. This is where the one on the mic speaks. The crowd listens- usually with notes of some kind that the speaker wrote. I've done ministry like this for literally decades. I still love it sometimes- … [Continue reading]
MY THOUGHTS ON 9/11
September 12, 2011 by 2 Comments
We're in a new series in Encounter called "Say What?" where we are encouraging students to ask hard questions. Real questions that students and pretty much any thinking adult would ask about faith. Today we asked, among other things, "If God's will … [Continue reading]
Husband. Dad to 5. Student Ministry Pastor. Follower of Jesus. Yatta yatta.
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