Freebie: Communion Sermon for Students
Last week we finished up a series in our high school ministry called Tangled: The Body of Christ-A Beautiful Mess. In this series we talked about what it means to be a community of believers. That we...
View ArticleGuest Post: Three Keys to Better Communication with Students
One of the great joys of being a youth pastor is teaching the Bible. I think for most of us, it was the joy we get from teaching the Bible that brought to youth ministry in the first place. And, if we...
View ArticleFreebie: Truth About Your Trials Sermon Pack
Over a year ago I wrote about three truths found in Jeremiah 29 that I believe should encourage Christians when they face trials. A few months after I wrote that post I crafted it into a sermon. I...
View ArticleBook Review: Dangerous Calling
This week I finished the book Dangerous Calling by Paul David Tripp. This book by far has been the most honest, practical, and Gospel-centered pastoral books I have ever read. It does what most...
View ArticleFreebie: Temptation Bible Study for Students
One of the things we need to teach our students, whether you are a student pastor, volunteer, or parent, is how to handle temptation in a Biblical way. The Bible has a lot to say about sin, temptation,...
View ArticleStory Teller God – Two Debtors
A few weeks ago we had Student Ministry Sunday at Christ Community Chapel (Stow Campus). This is a Sunday where our students takeover our worship services and they lead and serve our congregation. It’s...
View ArticleHow We Covered the Books of Acts in Six Weeks
Last week in our student ministry we finished our last teaching series for the school year. Each school year we try and cover at least two books of the Bible (usually an Old Testament and New Testament...
View ArticleBooks I’ve Read Recently
Preaching by Tim Keller. Before reading this book it had been awhile since I had read a book on the topic of preaching. Since preaching the Bible is something I do regularly in my role I was excited to...
View ArticleWhat Does Jesus Say About Worry?
This past weekend we had Student Ministry Sunday at our church. This is a special Sunday we do every year where our student ministry staff, leaders, and most importantly students take over the Sunday...
View ArticleBook Review: Storify by Rachel Blom
Communicating the truth of the Bible to teenagers in our culture is not an easy task. To make it even more difficult, the approach that may have worked in the past is not guaranteed to work in the...
View ArticleFreebie: Acts Teaching Series
The book of Acts is an incredible book. In it we see the beginnings of the New Testament church and how God used ordinary people to do extraordinary things. We see how God used ordinary men and women...
View ArticleFreebie: Dealing with Sin Teaching Series
Christians struggle with sin. When someone becomes a Christians they don’t stop struggling with sin. In fact, before someone is a Christian there isn’t really a struggle at all. They are dead in their...
View ArticleHow We Covered the Books of Acts in Six Weeks
Last week in our student ministry we finished our last teaching series for the school year. Each school year we try and cover at least two books of the Bible (usually an Old Testament and New Testament...
View ArticleBook Review: Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry
There are a few books I consider “must reads” for people in student ministry (if you want to know what they are ask me). Recently I read a book I would add to that list and it’s called Gospel-Centered...
View ArticleThe Beauty and Ugliness of the Early Church
This past Sunday was Student Ministry Sunday at our church. This is a Sunday where our student ministry takes over the weekend worship services. One of my favorite things about this Sunday is that I...
View ArticleWays to Use Social Media In Your Ministry
Social media is a vital part of doing ministry in our world. A ministry that isn’t leveraging social media is missing, in my opinion, one of the most effective ways of communicating with people in our...
View ArticleGuest Post: Love. Preach. Pray. Go.
Pastoral Ministry is hard. For those of us who’ve been called to such a responsibility, such a task, such a race, we understand the calling of “Pastor” is a glorious calling, but difficult; rewarding,...
View ArticleBooks I’ve Read Recently
On Preaching by H.B. Charles, Jr. I always enjoy reading books on preaching. This was one of my favorites because of all the practical insights it includes. It’s a short book that includes very short...
View ArticleDealing with Sin Teaching Series
Christians struggle with sin. When someone becomes a Christians they don’t stop struggling with sin. In fact, before someone is a Christian there isn’t really a struggle at all. They are dead in their...
View ArticleSermon – The Power of God
Throughout the book of Acts you see the power of God on display. One of the places you see this power on display very clearly is in chapter 19 as Paul ministers in Ephesus. Recently I had the...
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