I bought into the myth. The myth that a vital, thriving ministry to youth, college students and young adults would draw families into an aging church. Youth don't have money to tithe, and young adults just don't tithe. But their families bring money. And more people.
I just got a message on Facebook from my first youth pastor. I knew he had been working on a new project for a while, but didn’t know what it was. He’s been working behind the scenes on EverythingMustChange.org. I…
props to Marko for finding this one: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o&rel=1&border=0]
I didn’t have to be as stealthy as Marko to get an early copy of “Remedy,” I just had to know the right person, and he loaned it to me. Crowder has always had a way with worship, and “Remedy”…
We spent a good three days with Tony Campolo in town last week. He had a lot of great ideas to share, and was incredibly down to earth. The first night he spoke on Becoming Red-Letter Christians. He gave a…
A fellow youth minister asked this morning how best to communicate to students and parents. It’s expensive to snail mail, a lot of our students don’t have or check e-mail, some parents don’t want their students on Myspace So how…