I had the privilege of speaking this week at a youth workers conference for the Salvation Army, an organization/church that has been around since 1865.
The media today have been responding to a Home Office report which rightly raises concern about young people's exposure to sexual images from an early age.
More and more I'm hearing people discuss this idea that you can't do effective ministry at your church building. People are afraid that teens (or adults) won't feel comfortable enough to be real and be able to connect with God as we want them to. But is this a valid fear?
Today at Deer Creek middle school here in Littleton, CO another school shooting took place. We have several students in our ministry who attend that school including the daughter of our Junior High director. What should we do now? How do we deal with this? The truth is, I don’t really know. There is a point where you just listen and let people process things. How do you make sense of it when the emotions begin to settle?
