There’s a Hole In Our Mission When I was 16 years old, a knuckleheaded college student named Joe asked me to help him lead a middle school Young Life team in my town. We played guitar to Goo Goo Dolls songs, we had epic events, we spent lunch time in middle...
Praying for our Families Throughout 2021, we are praying for the Church to thrive, grow, and multiply. This month, we are praying for our families. We set our alarms for every day at 11:09am to pray – encouraged by Luke 11:9: “So I say to you, Ask and it...
Finding Your Focus You belong here. It’s one of the phrases that has marked our youth ministry over the last year. Families saw it as they entered our programs and their students lived it. Everything we did reinforced belonging. Imagine a safe place to develop healthy...
How Linear Thinking Limits Long-Term Growth We are such linear creatures. I mean, I don’t know about you, but I have a very limited working knowledge of time, which, by default, is generally measured in terms of my own lifespan. When I was 21, for instance, 35 was...
Reaching the Neighborhood While Socially Distant At heart I’m a church planter, so when the coronavirus forced everyone to shelter in place, my mind began to swim in possibilities. I live in a neighborhood with about 70 homes. Over the years, my wife and I have...
Feed Faith Not Fear: Youth Ministry and COVID-19 “I’m scared. How long is this going to last? I’m so bored!” We know you’ve heard this already, just like we have, and we’ve only just begun! As school districts close, and we all start the process of “social...
My Faith Grew Exponentially: MoNat and Connect Church Church Planting Connect Church & MoNat from Stadia Church Planting on Vimeo. If you weren’t able to join us at Exponential this year, we missed you! At our annual Celebration Dinner, we debuted this video...
