Husband. Dad to 5. Student Ministry Pastor. Follower of Jesus. Yatta yatta.

I’M ALWAYS SURPRISED WHAT STUDENTS KEEP

You'd think after working with teens this long, that not much would surprise me in youth ministry.  But lately, I've been pleasantly surprised several times. I've been surprised by the ease of a convo with a student or two when I thought for sure it … [Continue reading]

RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS

So, my last post produced over 800 reads in one day- well over 8x what this boring little section of the internet usually sees.  The reason was not because I titled the post "boobies", but largely due to the fact that it was picked up by two prolific … [Continue reading]

BOOBIES

Yep, I just titled this post "boobies".  Now I will get all kinds of disgruntled porn traffic. Which will only prove my point further.   I've had a rant stuck inside me for months that I've let out in various circles but I've been waiting to blog … [Continue reading]

WORKING WITH PARENTS OF TEENS

Periodically I meet with parents and teens who are having a tough time getting along.  I'm no expert parent and this process isn't flawless or endorsed by some counsel of 4 out of 5 successful parents somewhere, but when we do meet, there are several … [Continue reading]

10.10.10 REFLECTION

In our desert trip last weekend, one of the things we did was give students a 30 minute block to be alone with God.  We invited them to find a space somewhere within whistle distance of our main camp and they spread out into shaded spots on rocks all … [Continue reading]