The College Transition
Effectively transitioning students from youth ministry to college ministry can be a difficult but rewarding task when handled well and with love. Students, at least most of them, for the
Effectively transitioning students from youth ministry to college ministry can be a difficult but rewarding task when handled well and with love. Students, at least most of them, for the
We all know the statistics. We have all seen the numbers. As student pastors, you are reminded every week. It’s no surprise that there are many students who graduate from
A very wise mentor in my life once told me to always meet a kid like you will know them for the rest of your life, because you might. That
Throughout this “Transitioning Faith” series, we have been looking at how to best prepare students for the challenges of life after high school graduation. Primarily, we have been asking the
In an earlier post in this series, I stated that ownership is the process of caring and protecting something that belongs to you. This rings true in just about every
The third component to helping a student make a healthy transition into life after high school is to teach them about wisdom. In my experience, teenagers are often confused about
For many Christian teenagers, community has developed gradually over the years and might seem to have simply come together and fallen into place. For students who have grown up in
As discussed in the previous post of this series, I believe that a student needs to grasp four key components of faith before transitioning into life after high school. Those
In Luke 15, Jesus tells the parable of the lost son. This story, possibly better termed the parable of the two lost sons, is very appropriate for this transitional issue.
Spring is just around the corner, which means baseball’s first pitch is not far behind. When putting together a good baseball team, a team manager must fill every position. First,