This is an awkward time! Everything your college-aged child has known for the last few months—or maybe even years—has been flipped on its head. The structure of classes and buildings...GONE. The dorms and apartments full of friends and peers...GONE. The tempo of daily routines and rhythms...GONE. … [Read More...]
Facebook Live Tips for Ministry (From an Oscars Producer)
Church ministry is going more online than ever before due to the Covid-19 season. Ministries are live-streaming services, digitizing small group meetings, and planning … [Read More...]
5 Ways to Share Hope in the Midst of Crisis
While sitting in my house in shutdown mode (#safetyfirst) and watching the rain fall from the sky, I (like so many) am trying to grasp how to be a Christ-follower in this unique … [Read More...]
3 Tips for Discipling New, Young Believers
We want to live as catalyzed disciples making disciples (who then make disciples). As we seek to build relationships, share the gospel, and see people come to a saving faith in Christ, new believers are made. But then, we ask: now what? Finding the next step after someone receives salvation can … [Read More...]
What the “Scattered Church” Can Do in Times of Uncertainty
With the news of churches having to close their doors on Sundays and suspend all large group gatherings for the unforeseen future, it is vital to leverage these circumstances for the Kingdom. This is an opportunity for advancement of the Kingdom in us personally, among us corporately, and in our … [Read More...]
4 Things to Keep in Mind as You Respond to COVID-19
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). It’s been talked about as if it is the greatest pandemic in history. And it’s been shrugged off as nothing more than a minimally present virus that will be no concern in a couple months. No matter your understanding of the COVID-19 narrative, there’s no doubt that … [Read More...]
What Bill Gates Can Teach Us About Discipleship
In his book The Road Ahead, Bill Gates wrote, “We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don’t let yourself be lulled into inaction.” Of course, Gates was writing primarily about technological advancement, of … [Read More...]
Can I Get a Witness?
Have you ever been that person who asks the question that everyone in the room wants to ask, and the whole group silences to hear the answer...but it is ignored and redirected? We’ve all been that guy or girl, and in fact, even the disciples were that guy! One of my favorite examples of this is in … [Read More...]
4 Big Questions Young Adult Ministry Leaders are Asking
I’ve read a couple of blog articles recently that highlighted things that are true of any college ministry that is effective in reaching students (you can read four of those here and four more here). Regardless of the ministry model, type of campus, or even the location, there are certainly some … [Read More...]