“Biblical Rationale for Youth Ministry in the Old Testament”
(Pt. 2 of a 3 part series)
The model established by God through God’s people to instill God’s Truth within the Next Generation can be describe as such: begin religious instruction in the family home as spiritual practices, add knowledge through the larger [...]
This Thursday, Walt Mueller will be leading our Leader Talk on the value of Spiritual Integrity. He is the founder and President of the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding and has been working with young people and families for 31 years. As a result of his work with CPYU, Walt has become an internationally-recognized speaker and author [...]
So I just checked my personal Facebook account and according to Facebook I have 466 friends. Now that may seem like a lot to some of you and for others you may think I must have just joined Facebook last week. The funny thing is I don’t even communicate with half of my “friends.” In [...]
This past Christmas, our daughter Jennifer and her husband Alfredo came to stay with us over the holidays. Since getting married nearly two years ago, this would be Alfredo’s first trip to our home. It’s been five years since Jen had moved to the Dominican Republic to teach first grade and last year they were [...]
Biblical Mandate for Youth Ministry
“Ancient Roots of Modern Day Youth Ministry”(Pt. 1 of a 3 part series)
Adolescence is a relatively new phenomenon. G. Stanley Hall was probably the first to use the term in the early 1900s when he wrote Adolescence: Its psychology and its [...]
Formal ministry degrees and a 20+ year youth ministry career have not fully prepared me for fatherhood. That’s a bit disconcerting, because my wife and I have 4 kids! However, if we are going to be healthy ministers and leaders, we must first be healthy spouses and parents. Sometimes, it’s a messy process. Though I [...]
Open Communication with your Children
My daughter is 4 and as I write this another one is in the oven, so my perspective is from a child’s (mine) who grew up in a wonderful family of what I would call healthy and very open communication.
I grew up in a pastor’s family where my [...]

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