Whether a program, small-group, or event is successful is 100% up to the leader. We set the tone for the group, our level of preparation either hinders or supports success, and the students will rise ...  Read More

There are moments in our cultural experience when the public persona of a celebrity is stripped away and we see someone "for who they really are". For some it looks like an angry tirade when they don'...  Read More

It's the biggest question we have to answer as believers: Who is Jesus?Is He a prophet, a good teacher, or a human who became God? Or is He God in flesh, the Son of God who died for the Sin of humanki...  Read More

I've had some dirty jobs in my life. Outside of our annual Muck War, the various Student Ministry messes and plumbing mishaps I sometimes have to address, I've worked at Sonic Drive In, Pizza Hut, and...  Read More

I can't remember a time when I was in mortal danger. Probably the closest I've ever been was when I rolled my dad's '65 Ford into the ditch when I wasn't supposed to drive it at all. In the moment it ...  Read More

I like to teach without teaching.We pick up messages all the time from our environment, from subtext, and from visual aesthetic that conveys information without explanation. I can generally tell in a ...  Read More

I was always a compliant child when I was young. I don't remember very many times when I was in trouble, though I did get a few spankings for throwing rocks at girls and a couple of times for fighting...  Read More

Do you remember the song from Sesame Street, "One of These Things is Not Like the Other"?One of these things is not like the other,One of these things doesn't belong.Can you tell which thing is not li...  Read More

My memories are full of snapshots from my childhood. They may be flawed and marred by the passage of time, but they give me insight into the formative years of my life.I remember one time when I was a...  Read More

There are moments in our lives when chaos rules the day. Forces from all around remind us that we really don’t have much control in this world.Yet we continue to grasp for control.We know the verse Ce...  Read More

If you could ask for anything, and you knew for sure the answer would be "yes", what would you ask for?One of my struggles as a leader is asking for help and delegating responsibility. A common occurr...  Read More

One of the key responsibilities of our leaders is to take on a group of students that is much smaller than the whole in an effort to build relationships through which spiritual content can be passed a...  Read More