Since I'm not a youth pastor anymore, I've been "downloading" my habits, rituals and best practices and mentally shifting gears. Summer certainly reminds me of a lot of great memories in youth …
Middle Schoolers Get It
I have been out of youth ministry for 10 months, and there are a few things I miss. Relationships with leaders. Great weekend retreat experiences (although I don't miss late nights and early …
The Underdog Kids
'This is not an argument in favor of orphanhood and deprivation,' Brown writes, 'but the existence of these eminent orphans does suggest that in certain circumstances a virtue can be made of …
Remembering Amber
if I die young... And I'll be wearing white when I come into your Kingdom... On a rainy night in July 2011, Amber passed away in a car accident. Seeing hundreds of people pack into the church …
Making Lemonade
This blog post originally appeared back in 2010 on our youth ministry blog, archived at GaytonChurch.org. At that point in time, we were trying to make a lot of good come from disappointing …
Creative Juices
When was the last time you uncovered a potentially groundbreaking new way to harvest solar energy? Oh, you haven't? Me neither. But for Aidan Dwyer, he dreamt it and people are listening. I …