Category: youth ministry

  • Congregations Where Teenagers Have a Voice

    3 Things Yes, yes, and yes to Mandy’s talk.  Come to The Summit this year, November 8-9 in Atlanta, we’ve got 18 brand new speakers to blow your mind. All of the audio/video for the 2012 Summit is now available for purchase starting at $4.

  • Those Risky Teenagers

    While the media chirps with tales of risky teenagers, the teenagers I know are making well-reasoned risks for their faith all the time.

  • The Cycle Can Stop

    For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. Romans 6:14 The Apostle Paul and the Holy Spirit smashed some guys in my small group last night. It took my breath away. My co-leader and I spent an hour pushing through Romans 6 phrase-by-phrase, defining all…

  • What is Good News for Teenage Guys?

    “Knowing Jesus isn’t just about when things go good. He helps you know you’re not alone when it hits the fan.” “I’ve never heard that phrase, ‘hit the fan.’ What does that mean?” “You’ve never heard someone say, when the **** hits the fan?” “Oh yeah, for sure. That’s my life right now. Just never…

  • Marko is on the next Parentministry.net Webinar!

    Like an episode of Love Connection, two of my worlds converge on February 26th as Marko presents on the next ParentMinistry.net webinar. Check it out.

  • The Three I’s of Working with Teenagers

    New CDC numbers show a continued decline in the teenage birth rate. While that’s good, we also need to be aware of the increasing vilification of teenagers in our society and the long-term impact that may lead to.

  • Don’t Waste Your Recession

    In February 2006, John Piper wrote a post called “Don’t Waste Your Cancer.” While I’ve never had cancer I resonated with his trying to make sense out of something which must have seemed to not make sense to him. If God foresees molecular developments becoming cancer, he can stop it or not. If he does…

  • Open Boston and the Weekend That Was

    Oh yeah, Open is really cool.  It’s crazy. Life comes at you a million miles per hour sometimes. With the holidays and my trip to Africa I didn’t have a lot of mental space to get excited for Open Boston. It was one of those things where I was pumped about it in a cognitive…

  • 4 Outside of the Box Program Ideas for Youth Ministry

    Here’s 5 ideas that are outside of the norm for youth group. (Nothing wrong with traditional youth group, just sharing ideas.) My hope is that these ideas will spark you to create programs that your community actually needs as opposed to building your ministry purely on a combination of felt need & what you experienced…

  • 5 Starting Points for Reprogramming Your Youth Ministry

    Let’s hang some meat on yesterday’s post, Making Youth Ministry More Programmatic, Again.  Before you start going through old clip art files and reprinting Run the Bases to post on the wall in your youth room, let’s get a quick rundown of things that’ll get you going the right direction. (That’s a Purpose-Driven Youth Ministry…