student ministry

Basis of Christianity

By ChrisEuler22

I believe the basis of our Christian faith relies on two questions… “Who is God” and “What is truth?” Yes, our faith is based on a personal relationship with Jesus Christ – believing that He died and rose again for our sins – but until we can answer these two questions from a Biblical perspective, it is impossible for us to experience an authentic relationship with Christ. God and truth have become relative in today’s society. In other words, we have created our own gods and designed our own truth...

I Know You Are Out There

By brentlacy

Youth Workers, we are in this together. It is not God who wants to see us like this, but the enemy that seeks to kill, steal, and destroy.

When Teens Are Called To Save Their Friends

By brentlacy

Evangelism in a Student ministry can have many effects...it is really a win/win situation.

Is Your Youth Ministry A Secret?

By pjsports7j

Think about it. Much of our work as youth pastors is done in secret. We plan many of our messages, have meetings, and do youth work in secret. We don’t mean it to be a secret but it just winds up that way. We’re not trying to hide what we do but inadvertently block the view of those who are desperately looking for who we are and what we are all about. 

Hurt People Hurt People

By brentlacy

Every church has them. You know the person who always looks and acts like they have been sucking on a lemon or downed a whole jar of dill pickles. The one that you avoid in the halls on Sunday morning, because you’re not up for getting nailed for some seemingly insignificant shortcoming you might have.

The Case for Connected Student Ministry

By brentlacy

Technology is everywhere. No matter how much you fight it, it’s here. Students are slammed with information overload every day. Thousands of media messages every day. They are using laptops and iPods as part of their school learning experiences. Students are being conditioned to receive information in smaller bites at faster speeds than ever before (see the success of twitter and facebook if you question this).

Technology Overload

By Bill Nance

It might seem kind of odd to start out “Tech Week” with an article entitled “Tech Overload.” But before I dive into all the cool toys and technological wonders that we can be using in our ministry, it is important to put technology in the right context.

Listening to Your Critics

By chrisbowditch

If you've never heard of Seth Godin, then he's worth checking out.  He's not saved (as far as I know), but he's still a smart and insightful guy and a great reader of our culture!  In one of his posts he says:

If you invent or launch or market (and you're human) it's likely that you have the voice of the critic in the back of your head. It's natural to fear what they'll say, and if you're not careful, you'll end up redesigning your product to please them before you even launch it. 

Going the Distance in Youth Ministry

By chrisbowditch

Part of my study at Ridley involves me being in the Missional Leadership Learning Community. As part of this Peter Corney (Vicar at St Hillary's Anglican Church Kew, Melbourne, Australia for 23 years) came and spoke to us about 'Going the Distance'. It was a great talk and I took some notes, which I'm going to reproduce here for your benefit.

Going the Distance in ministry with JOY and HOPE...

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