January 24, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.
There’s an impending leadership crisis unless the Global Church figures out how to better engage youth in a postmodern context. I don’t need to re-paint the picture; there are a myriad of books, articles and blogs representing young people leaving the church en masse or lacking Sticky Faith. I’m looking forward to the gaping potential this […]
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.
Working with the Global Church to better engage youth in a postmodern context, we wanted to partner with who’s doing leadership best. That would be prevailing spiritual leadership developer John Maxwell. Working together, we developed his EQUIP leadership program for a youth-centered audience to influence tomorrow’s spiritual leaders starting today. We are so excited about the potential of this partnership […]
Read MoreOctober 5, 2015.Reading time 6 minutes.
My baby girl got married recently. As I lay awake many nights prior to the ceremony contemplating my role as the father of the bride and beyond, I also did a lot of reflecting. God is the only one capable of being the perfect father. Much of my time, life and ministry, is spent helping […]
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2014.Reading time 7 minutes.
Children’s Ministry 2.0 Part 2 Read Part 1: “Who Likes Sunday School” Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. ~C.S. Lewis It takes an act of courage to change or try something new. Believing we were called to help the church figure out an […]
Read MoreJuly 11, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.
It’s becoming “normal” to see young children easily navigating high-tech, high-priced pieces of technology. In Africa, I saw more children with cell phones than with shoes. Children are ingesting information differently. Chalkboards are now “retro” and popular on craft sites instead of the learning tool I grew up with in the classroom. The world around us is changing rapidly. […]
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