When we struggle with faith, we can know that our doubts won’t decrease the size of our God, but rather reveal the depth of God’s love for us.
Category Archives: Spiritual Growth
Isolation & Loneliness in Teenagers, Part 2
As youth ministers, we can and MUST be helpful in the lives of our teenagers who are experiencing loneliness and isolation.
Should We Hold Teens Accountable To Their Faith
Not Just Okay – It’s Necessary Whether we realize it or not, it’s not just okay, but necessary to hold teens accountable to their faith. I remember when I was in high school, my youth minister laid out a daily reading plan for me. There was a certain number of chapters from the Old Testament, […]
Four Reasons Your Student Are Not Connecting
Do your student struggle connecting with one another? Could that be hindering their faith development? Here are four reasons why and what you can do about it.
Engaging The Talents Of Teens
Have you ever thought that ownership and talents go together? Perhaps the teens in your youth group are just looking for a place to use their talents. And I wonder, could talents be a key to their faith? If your youth group is anything like mine, you’ve got a hodge-podge of teens with various gifts, […]
5 Ways To Personally Navigate This Season
How will you continue to navigate this season? March 8 was the first Sunday that many churches throughout the world went online for worship in an effort to avoid in-person worship during the outbreak of COVID-19. As of the date of this article, that was less than 150 days ago. In less than 150 days, […]
When Spirituality Is A Struggle
Right now, spirituality is a struggle for many of us. I’ve recently been following Jon Steingard, former lead singer of Christian band Hawk Nelson, on social media. If you know me, it’s not surprising – I follow most of my favorite musicians on several platforms. But it’s Jon Steingard that I’ve followed most closely lately. […]
Give Yourself A Break
I do not know who needs to hear this but give yourself a break. You are doing the best you can, and that is more than enough. Are you finding it hard to be motivated to do things right now? Do you feel like the things you are doing are not good enough? Do you […]
Grief In Times Of Trauma
In part one, Dealing With Grief, we discussed how we can understand grief. As we move into part two of dealing with grief, one question I often get from caregivers is “What do I do for people who are wallowing in their grief?” While I appreciate the question as it comes from a place of […]
5 WAYS TO STAY HOPEFUL, FRUITFUL, AND PRODUCTIVE IN SOCIAL DISTANCING MINISTRY
Whether you are serving in youth ministry, children’s ministry, or family ministry, you are now doing ministry differently. The challenges are the same that we face, but each of us is experiencing this time a little differently. Some of us are excited about the opportunity to experiment. There are those of us who are overwhelmed […]