I love to learn new things. My wife makes fun of me sometimes because of how excited I get over a new piece of information. After learning something new, I often have to actively restrain myself because I’ll turn every conversation to what I just learned. What can I say? I just want everyone to be ...
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How To: Volunteer Leadership in the Summer
Whether you are in a church whose schedule speed doubles in the summer, or slows to a hault, the summer season can be a time of unintentional disconnection from the leaders that we depend on for everything that happens in our ministries! The summer season can be challenging because many of your ...
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Brock Gill: Hearing the Heart of the Gospel
Today I want to introduce you to a great friend of mine, Brock Gill. I love working with Brock because of his genuine passion for the message of the gospel and its work in the lives of the people of God. Every once in a while you will get the opportunity to be around people that really get it and ...
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Authentic Discipleship (Part 2)
Today on the blog we will continue our discussion on the 8 attributes of discipleship found in the research from the book, Transformational Discipleship. Although there isn’t a “magic bullet” for strategic discipleship, there are key elements that must be present in any disciple making process. ...
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Accountability and Team Leadership
Accountability is a popular term in Christian circles that is often used and rarely executed well. As our flesh wars against what we know is right, we find ourselves in desperate need of outside forces to assist us in staying the course. The scripture says that no one is righteous and each passing ...
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March Madness: Focus on Discipleship
Summer is coming! Are you ready? The summer season for me was one of the most loved and feared seasons of student ministry every year! In student ministry, summertime is where some of our greatest mountain top moments happen for our students.
(Allow me here to insert a rather lengthy side note. ...
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What Young Men Need to Hear About Sex
Bound up in the mystery and intrigue of sex is found one of the greatest powers that will be encountered in this earthly life. At the root of sex is not a simple biological exchange void of emotion and consequences. Instead, in it is found a divine signature and design that when dishonored, has the ...
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How To: The Gospel in Your Events
In most churches, events are a critical part of student ministry. There is always another retreat, coffee house, movie night, lock-in, etc. Whether you like it or not, these events are just always going to be a part of student ministry. When done right, these events can generate a great deal of ...
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The Gospel Is Not Boring, You Are!
“So what do you do about gospel fatigue?” The question rang out like a resounding gong through the silence of the room, and I struggled to compose myself to give an answer to his question. A million questions immediately flooded my heart, and the implications of what had been asked seemed to form ...
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Leader Training: Babysitters to Disciple Makers
If you were to evaluate the effectiveness of the leaders you have recruited, would you see babysitters or disciple makers? Have you fallen into the trap of rounding up any willing warm bodies that will fill in the gaps or have you been strategic in praying for the right people? Have you developed a ...
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