One of the most memorable wedding ceremonies I’ve ever been to took place within the Cathedral of Stormwind, a location within the popular video game World of Warcraft. The bride and groom met while playing online together, eventually met outside of the game, and were married in what we would all ...
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Forgive us, for we have send.
We are living into a stressful age, and my mom often reminds me that we are not our best selves when we are stressed. Today, I humbly offer a prayer of confession for all the days and ways we have allowed the heat of social media controversy to fuel our frustrations and distract us from our true ...
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The Value of a Coach
I love being a coach. Granted, I’ve never actually been one full-time, but I’ve always thought being a school athletics coach was a career that was very much like a that of a youth pastor. Coaches tend to move around a good bit, their success is judged by tangible metrics, they can be heavily ...
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Our DNow and Student Retreat Resources include everything you need to easily plan and host a life-changing event for your students.
Digital Launch Kit
Our Digital Launch Kit for each study feature a launch guide and step-by-step planning timeline linked with more than 30 helpful and ...
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Ministry Lessons from a Summer Favorite
Have you ever seen a teenager dive headfirst into a baby pool filled with 75 pounds of wet spaghetti noodles while trying to find a raw hot dog? This was the first stop in a hot-dog-themed relay race featuring the previously mentioned hot dog as the baton, renamed “Wienerthon,” for obvious reasons. ...
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4 Questions to Ask Yourself This Summer
It's hard to believe that this shift in the way we do ministry (and all of life, really) started almost four months ago in the spring. I think we probably all imagined we would be on the other side of it by the time the season changed.
I've been so encouraged by how many of you I've seen working ...
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The Work of Rest
I’ve had an interesting relationship with rest throughout my time in ministry. I’ve heard, as I’m sure you have, people talk about both the importance of rest and the need for ministry to take place in nothing short of 50+ hour work weeks. I interpreted this message as, “run until you can’t run ...
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Real faith, real action: the character of Noah
Can you imagine being the only person who believed something? Literally the only person? And imagine holding fast to your faith when absolutely everyone else was doing the opposite. Most people today can’t avoid letting the people around them influence what they wear, much less anything more ...
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5 Keys to Maintaining Momentum
Momentum is moments put into motion and action. Leading with momentum is an art form.
I am not a surfer. (It’s hard to be one when you grow up in landlocked Oklahoma.) But I do carry a respect for water and waves. The few times I have foolishly gone body surfing, I have been swallowed by the ...
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Why Canceling That Thing You Don’t Like isn’t Always the Answer
As a youth pastor, I once thought about canceling youth choir. Well, more than once actually. Depending on where you grew up and your experience with church, you may have never even heard of such a thing, but I can assure you it’s real—think High School Musical, but with teenagers from your church ...
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