Archive for Youth Leaders
Focus on eternity this Easter!
1 John 2:25 says, “This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life.” In a matter of days we are going to be celebrating the eternal life we have in Christ. Easter Sunday is a time to reflect on our risen Savior. It’s an opportunity to remember that the One Who vanquished [...]
Christians need to stop lying to Muslim Nations about Jesus Christ
Lately I have been very concerned about some new techniques that are being used to reach Muslim nations with the gospel of Christ. Its no longer “news” to hear that our culture is watering down the Word of God to make it more accessible to people that find it offensive. That has been going on [...]
Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
There was a time were I crafted my lessons around this philosophy. The results produced statistics like: 1) 90% of Christian teens leaving their faith after high school 2) 51% of Christian teens not believing Jesus rose from the dead 3) 63% of Christian teens not believing Jesus is the Son of God If you [...]
Jaxon Micah Witt, the newest Teen Quest Family Member!
Congratulations to Jason and Chelsea Witt (our Student Ministry Directors) on the birth of their first son Jaxon Micah Witt. Jaxon is their third child after their daughters Alexa and Briana. He weighed in at 8 pounds 13 ounces and measured 19 1/2 inches long. Jaxon was born 12:53 p.m. Tuesday, January 3 but he was [...]
Remember the Sabbath day …
It’s so vital that we as leaders remember the importance of having a personal Sabbath day of rest. In ministry it can get very easy to get caught up in the hectic schedule and forget about taking a Sabbath to get our minds back in the right place. How have you been doing with your [...]
Leadership Lessons from the Apple Icon
A few days ago Steve Jobs passed away. This guy was such a visionary and the things that he created were so amazing that people from all sorts of social, economic and ethnic backgrounds recognized him. When news of his death broke there were probably as many pre teens as grandparents who knew who [...]
New Cabin Progress
Today we have a group of men from Crossroads Bible Church in Bedford, helping us to get this cabin under roof before winter…its going to take TONS and TONS of help to get it done and ready before the snow starts flying…The Trusses are coming at 7 am Saturday August 27… we could really use the help [...]
The Hidden Ministry in Youth Ministry by Debbi Witt
Communicating and ministering to parents Communication with parents of your students is of utmost importance. Educators tell us over and over of the importance of getting to know parents. Your relationship with their child is dependent on a relationship with their parent because it is their responsibility to make sure their child is arriving at [...]
Do You Greet Every Student?
As an experiment I went into a store recently with the idea of finding my product and purchasing it without any human interaction. That was easy! I began thinking – what about our youth groups? Can a student attend Sunday morning, youth night, or any youth event and have no human interaction? After being in [...]
BEWARE OF THE POST MODERN EVANGELICALS
A few years ago my wife began reading some books that were recommended by several youth pastors. After reading several chapters she made me aware of some troubling philosophies and doctrines that were perpetuated in these books. In our search we found a common bond with several so called evangelical writers whom we now know [...]
