Successful student ministries share a lot in common. Despite their different sizes, locations, or even demographic makeup, growing and vibrant student ministries will often have more in common than differences. One staple practice that every healthy and successful student ministry has is their ...
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Three Effective Ways to Teach Apologetics to Your Students
All this week I have made attempts in showing the importance of apologetics in student ministry. For those considering implementing apologetics into their student ministry, or for those wanting to ramp up existing apologetic efforts, the question now to ask is how to get students engaged and excited ...
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Apologetics in Student Ministry is Essential
It comes as no surprise that apologetics is often viewed as either an intellectual hobby for a certain group of people wired a certain way, or something only discussed in the seminary classroom for those preparing for ministry. Not only would I consider both of these views to be incorrect, but I ...
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When Students Ask Questions
Not long ago I was speaking at a winter retreat for a high school student ministry. During the second day of the retreat, the youth pastor invited me to an informal “Q&A” time with the students. Nothing was off the table during this half-hour block of time—students could ask us anything ...
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Which Would You Like First: The Good News or the Bad News?
If asked to define sin, how would you respond? For most people, their minds would rush to Romans 3:23 and state without hesitation that sin is falling short of the glory of God. Of course, those people would be completely right—sin does involve missing the mark of God’s standards for humanity. ...
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