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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The Problem with Purity
We have a problem with purity in the church. Students in our culture are bombarded with sexual imagery and speech seemingly at every turn. Sex has become more casual and pornography has become more available and both are wrecking lives in your student ministry and in your church at large. This is no ...
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Episode 6: Guy’s Ministry
In the sixth episode of the Lifeway Student Ministry Podcast, Ben and John Paul Basham discuss the topic of guy's ministry. They cover some common questions on this topic, essentials of what to do and what not to do, and they share stories from their time serving in guy's ministries in the local ...
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Clearing the Field
The following post was written by John Paul Basham, Student Ministry Specialist
Somewhere in the land between Bud Light beer and Bud’s Best cookies live all the young men in your ministry. Boys struggle with a wide range of issues from laziness, time management, and video games, to sex, ...
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Bored to Sex
The following post was written by John Paul Basham, Student Ministry Specialist
Is it an impossible task to raise a generation of sexually pure young men in this day and age? Are we fighting a losing battle?
Research shows that 9 out of every 10 boys have viewed pornography by the age of 18, ...
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