Talking Shop about Youth Ministry

Last night I met up with a youth ministry Twitter friend (Jonathan Telles – blog, Twitter) for dinner. We had never met in person, but we’ve been following each other on Twitter. We talked about a lot of stuff; vacation locations, ministry ideas, how-to’s for ministry, etc. It was 3 hours of getting filled up [...]

Getting Students On Board with My Lesson

This post illustrates the first two points of Andy Stanley’s book, Communicating for a Change. The first point is getting them to relate to you. The second point is getting them to see their need. Without meeting these two goals, the impact of our teaching is hindered. Last night I taught a high school small [...]

Vacation Photos

I spent the last 10 days on an amazing vacation to Washington, DC, New York and Chicago. A few of the pics are posted for those who are interested. Click here to see them