The greatest mystery to me about prayer is that Jesus prayed all the time. Why did He pray? Wasn’t He God? Didn’t He already know what was going to happen? Mark 1:35 says, “Jesus rose before dawn to pray to His Father.” This was His daily habit. When the disciples were in the boat and [...]

Parents don’t just automatically make youth ministry a priority for their students. They have expectations and if we don’t start thinking about how they think we are going to see more students leave our ministries. Parents’ expectations are all over the board and sometimes they are out of line with reality. Never-the-less we need to [...]

Students don’t understand the power of failure. In fact, I don’t think I have ever met a student who thinks that failure is good and can teach them something. Students live in a world where failure is not an option. Their parents work very hard to make sure students never come in contact with it. [...]

Before we go into a meeting with leaders or students, it’s vital to give ourselves a routine heart check up. A Routine Heart Check-up:   Think about your heart and your actions since the last meeting you’ve had.  Evaluate your own leadership and development.  Does anything need to change?  Did you follow through with your growth [...]