Blog
Here are my thoughts in written form. I hope they are valuable and contribute to your growth.
More Youth Ministry Training in Ukraine
Our mission organization, Youth Ministry International, trains youth workers for local churches. In the past few years we have realized the potential impact of training men and women who could train others for youth ministry. This strategy has a multiplication effect...
read moreThe Influence of Adults on Young People
I saw this video posted on Facebook, and I wanted to comment on it here. It's about a Latin teacher who has cancer. He's sitting at his window, and outside are 400 students worshipping God and singing a song with him. Watch the video below: I'm sure there is a lot to...
read moreTeens and the Bible
I’ve read two articles lately on the topic of teenagers and the Bible. Both articles focus on research done by the Barna Group1 and the American Bible Society2. The Findings The 2016 Teen State of the Bible report found: 86 percent of American teens view the Bible as...
read moreYouth Ministry in Tanzania
This past week my friend Frank Mills went to teach the 9th course in a 12 course training program at Nassa Theological College (NTC) in Mwanza, Tanzania. While he was there, I asked him to research some statistics about the impact of the ministry there in that East...
read moreCan You Stop a Wave?
When we first moved back to the USA from Mexico City, we spent about 6 months near the East Coast of Florida, and we took advantage of that time to take the kids to the beach every once in a while. If you've ever been to the Atlantic Ocean, you know that the waves and...
read moreWhy Coffee is Heavenly
Perhaps this is why that first sip of coffee in the morning is often surrounded by angels singing the Hallelujah chorus. The Pope was brought a steaming mug of java and he took a sip. He was immediately delighted, and according to legend, he declared, “This devil’s...
read moreWhat Would You Have Me Do?
This morning I was reading Acts 9, and I came across something I’ve read many times, but something new caught my attention (isn’t that the way it is with the Bible?). Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And...
read moreA Prayer for Youth Ministry Training
Youth Ministry International trains youth workers formally and informally around the world. We just finished a Master's program in Mexico in June. Two new programs are starting the final months of this year in countries with huge potential, one program will finish in...
read moreReligious Education in the Family (Book Summary and Quotes)
For one of my Seminary classes, I read the book Religious Education in the Family by Henry Frederick Cope. The book was written in 1917 but has a lot of insight for today's families. Here's my summary of the book and some of the quotes I highlighted. Summary This...
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