Belonging Before Believing

By Jeremy White | jwhite@valleychurch.com | Valley Church | Vacaville, California Sharing the Gospel is hardly a cut and dried methodology. How can we best communicate both the simplicity and the complexity of the greatest story ever told to an...

Making Friends For Eternity

By Ken McCoy | JumpStart Ministries | Charlotte, North Carolina He was a sophomore in high school, blonde, with a ton of friends – mostly girls. He was known around school as a musical...

One-on-One

By Todd Pearage / New Hanover UMC / Gilbertsville, PA / toddp@newhanoverumc.org As a many-year veteran of student ministry, I’ll admit that I love the big events. I love planning them with my team and working out the...

SYATP

By Ken McCoy / JumpStart Ministries / Charlotte, North Carolina / kennymac@mac.com Today is See You at the Pole day – it’s about one simple act—prayer. Here are three reasons we have been a part of...

Seven Ways to Connect with Students

By Mandy Kyes / Southwest Community Church / Indian Wells, California / mandykyes@hotmail.com Establishing solid relationships with students in your ministry is one of the most essential pillars needed for a ministry that goes beyond the walls of...

The Video Music Awards scream SEX SEX SEX!

By Todd Pearage, New Hanover UMC, Gilbertsville, PA, toddp@newhanoverumc.org The MTV VMAs scream SEX SEX SEX! This night is clearly more about how many times you can twerk and how little you can wear and...

Three Reasons You Should Embrace The Pokémon GO Phenomenon

By Ken McCoy / JumpStart Ministries / Charlotte, NC / kennymac@mac.com Unless you don’t know any teenagers, you’re aware of the Pokémon GO craze that’s hit North America this past weekend. People everywhere are...

Hurting Kids: I Wish I Would Have Known

By Mark Hall / Lead Singer, Casting Crowns; Youth Pastor, Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church / McDonough, Georgia Even after many years as a youth leader, ministering to hurting, troubled, and needy kids remains a challenge. When...

Hurting Kids: Systemic Abandonment

By Dr. Chap Clark / Fuller Seminary / Pasadena, California I spend a good deal of time in the academic realm where scholars discuss the latest research. I also spend time with parents and other adults, who share...