Students Need You

Students Need You

Writing down my thoughts about engaging students on local campuses is kind of like giving a sermon about evangelism. I love evangelism. It comes naturally to me, I enjoy people who don’t know Jesus, and I meet with God in the process. However, giving a sermon about...
How to be Welcomed in a Local School

How to be Welcomed in a Local School

There is always going to be a tension in life and ministry in which we balance the growing of deep roots in discipleship and extending our reach further out into the community with a missional way of life. I do not believe that these things are mutually exclusive, but...
Rites of Passage for Youth in the Vineyard

Rites of Passage for Youth in the Vineyard

This weekend marks our church’s annual men’s retreat. I am especially excited about this year because my oldest son is coming to his first retreat (they are allowed to come at 15-16 years old). I wouldn’t say that our church is very good at rites of...
Sending Them Off on Solid Ground

Sending Them Off on Solid Ground

Anyone who works with high school students can attest to how difficult it is to be a senior facing the road to graduation and beyond.  Especially ominous can be the weight of knowing they must decide what to do for the rest of their lives.  What 17 or 18 year old can...