Blog
Here are my thoughts in written form. I hope they are valuable and contribute to your growth.
Florida Trip March 2017
Darwin, one of my friends and former students from Cuba, called me a few months ago to ask for YMI's help to start youth ministry training in Miami. He also put me in touch with the Florida Baptist Convention's hispanic division and they invited me to share a workshop...
read moreWhy We (Also) Do Informal Youth Ministry Training
If you know anything about our ministry with Youth Ministry International, you know that we talk a lot about formal training and that we focus a lot of our energy on Seminary programs that will systematically train youth workers for local churches. You may not even...
read moreMore than Just Tacos and Starbucks
I keep joking around with my friends here that everyone is going to think that all I did during my trip to Mexico was drink Starbucks and eat tacos. The reality is that tacos and coffee are just the means by which I can have meaningful conversations with youth workers...
read moreFirst Few Days of Mexico Trip – VIDEO
I decided to make a videoblog about the first few days of my trip to Mexico. You should watch it just to see the story of the lady I sat next to on the airplane on the way to Atlanta who had never been on an airplane before. Do you remember the first time you went on...
read moreThere’s Still So Much More to Do
Friday night Josue and I were on our way home from a great youth group meeting. Around 40 young people were there dressed as Toy Story, Star Wars, and other Disney characters. Many of them have come to Christ through the ministry of Josue and Kareny at their local...
read moreYouth Ministry Network in Monterrey
Yesterday I was in a meet-up with the students of the certificate program here in Monterrey, and I was sitting next to Olga and her husband, who have recently started taking the Certificate classes taught by our graduates Josue and Kareny. As we talked about our...
read moreThe Gospel and Youth Culture in Nigeria
I recently went to Nigeria to teach a course at the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary called "Understanding Youth Culture." In the course, I sent my students out in groups to do ethnographic research. Although they all did a wonderful job on their project, one of...
read moreHigh School Students are Capable of Incredible Things
There seems to be an attitude in the world today that says that High School students only look out for themselves and are incapable of making the world a better place. Many adults seem to discount them as a waste of time or just a bunch of hoodlums who are looking for...
read moreYMI Launches Training in West Africa
I spent last week in Nigeria along with 24 new youth ministry students at the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary. I was teaching "Understanding Youth Culture," one of the courses in the first block of twelve classes these students will receive from YMI in order to...
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