My 1st summer at Gayton is almost in the books. Really, it feels like summer is already over. We're in the advent of Gayton Youth 2.0, and I can finally feel the excitement building around us. I'm …
$10 Tuesdays
Following up on Kurt's 5 Super Cheap Summer Ideas, I figured I would share the little bit of ingenuity we have come up with this summer @ Gayton. Starting after school gets out, we will roll out …
Gayton 2.0
June 1 brought a new day, an exciting day. It was the first permanent step toward Gayton Youth Ministry 2.0, an effort to broaden the reach of youth ministry @ GBC. I'm not "interim" anymore, and I'm …
Enterprise Road
In June 2003, I spent a week with a youth construction mission camp in Bristol, VA, working to provide safer, dryer, warmer housing for homeowners in Southwest Virginia. Two different crews combined …
Virtual Parenting
from the YouthWorker eJournal Concerned that children of active-duty soldiers are missing their moms and dads a little too much, the Department of Defense is hoping to develop realistic, …
Why I’d Rather Separate Jr. and Sr. High in Youth Ministry
Tim Schmoyer posted “Why I’d rather combine Jr. And Sr. High at Youth Group,” and outlined his reasoning. I want to respond with the opposite position. 1.) High school kids can leave a huge …
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