Adoring Christ More Than His Blessings
Fourteen years ago, God moved my family from Tennessee to Texas. Teaching at the seminary and speaking in churches has been a delight. Even richer has been the hours I
August 22, 2014
Accountability
Accountability is one of those words that has lost its meaning through overuse. It is a helpful concept, but it may have been over spiritualized with “accountability partners,” “accountability groups,”
August 15, 2014
The Grace-Drenched Youth Minister
Everyone needs grace. But perhaps teenagers need it a little more than others. They are at a point in life when they want and need to know they are acceptable,
August 7, 2014
Connecting with College Students
This is a guest blog written by Emily Tillman who gave this as a talk at YMI2014, the youth ministry conference at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Until May
August 1, 2014
It’s The Heart
Baptists are big on behavior. And behavior matters for the kingdom. Behavior can propel the kingdom forward and behavior can thwart kingdom expansion. But behavior is not the primary focus
July 22, 2014
What Are You Reading?
Each year I go to Metro Youth Ministers meeting which is a meeting of large church youth ministers. Every year, they ask me to present my “Top Ten Reading List”
July 15, 2014
Terminated Youth Ministers
Being terminated might be one of the most stressful and painful experiences a youth minister can have. If you have been terminated or you fear you may be, here are
July 8, 2014
The Scoop on Mentoring
A increasingly popular buzz word in business and in ministry is mentoring. When I googled the word, over 3 million hits came back. As a process (or relationship), mentoring has
July 1, 2014
Rewiring Your Brain
God designed and created the cosmos, designed and created the human being, and designed and created the Bible. Since the same infinite mind created all three, it is entirely predictable
June 22, 2014
An Army of One
An Army of One. I was always a little confused about the slogan that the U.S. Army used back in the day. Aside from the biblical story of David and
June 15, 2014
