Welcome to Middle School!

We are trying out a new way of welcoming upcoming middle school students into our student ministry program.

Keep them Updated

In student ministry there are tons of things that we need to keep students in the loop about. Trips, meetings, Bible Studies, dodgeball tournaments. Tons of stuff. This week I want to look… Read More →

why, God? Bad Parents Recap

Last week our ministry explored the question of “How do I honor my parents if they don’t deserve it?” Here is the recap video that covers the major points of the evening. This… Read More →

why, God? Week Two (WNL 4/21)

Set List: How He Loves (David Crowder*Band video), Love Carrier (unknown), Hands and Feet (Audio Adrenaline). Prepwork For the Evening: Prepared lesson and PowerPoint, created EasyWorship schedule, practiced music, set up room, prayed.… Read More →

Quick Book Review: Deep Justice Journeys

I have to say after leafing through this book for some ideas on how to create a space and a time in which our teens can grasp that our week in Pittsburgh at… Read More →

Alive and Learning: Connecting With Parents

This summer, our Student Ministry program made the trek to Canal Fulton, Ohio for Alive 2009. Alive is a 4-day “Christian Music” Festival that involves popular CCM musicians and bands, speakers, workshops, seminars,… Read More →

Involving Parents

Tonight was our Parents Roundtable for H20. These are evenings in which I share with any parents that come where we are headed as a ministry, take time to pray over the ministry,… Read More →

Walt Mueller on the Radio

This seems terribly last minute to me, but I had to share this info with you, or I would be forced to turn in my Youth Ministry Resourcing license. Tonight, around 9:00PM (Eastern… Read More →

How to Connect with Parents

In youth ministry we must remember that we are ministering to an entire family, nut just teenagers. It is a concept that many of us tend to forget from time to time, so… Read More →

Parental Interaction

Taking a break from the funeral doldrums to post a quick blog at 1:30 in the morning. As I spend more time away from my position in ministry, I find myself thinking more… Read More →