Recap Yesterday was a jam-packed day of hard work and hopefulness. Our team of teenagers serve in the morning at So Others May Eat (S.O.M.E) for short. We served approximately three hundred people a hot breakfast in about two hours time. It was an opportunity for us to interact with and serve some of the […]
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Three Things I Love about Youth Ministry
I’ve been involved in youth ministry now for almost six years, between volunteering and being on full-time staff. And I think I’m beginning to get a grasp of the broad range of things that youth ministry entails, from planning and administration, to connecting with kids and just building relationships of encouragement. Some of it I […]
On Mission: Washington, D.C.
This week, I’m with a team of several teens in our nation’s capital serving several local ministries and doing evangelism. Your prayers are greatly appreciated as we share the gospel and our lives. More reflections will come as the week progresses. Also, I’ll be tweeting about the trip with the hashtag #missiondc. I’m excited for […]
Three Thoughts about Why We Do Small Groups
If you do youth ministry and you haven’t read Simple Student Ministry I would commend it to you. It challenges you to answer the question, “what is your discipleship process?” At Oneighty, we basically have two weekly programs that are intended for discipleship: our large group meetings and our small groups. In our large groups, […]
How Do You Respond Under Pressure?
All-nighters. That is the term given to the nocturnal binge cram-sessions that every educated person is due to experience once in their life. I experienced my fair share of all-night study sessions during my college career. The copious amounts of caffeine in sugar-saturated liquid form. The bright lights. The “breaks” where I fought off the […]