So Proud of Youth Group Kids
I felt like the proud mama (or proud bigger sister) of the kids (who are now adults) who showed up at the youth group reunion this past weekend…
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Youth Group of the 80s and 90s Reunion
I am so excited about where I’m going tomorrow. I’m going back to my home church, San Diego First Assembly of God, where I served as one of the youth pastors…
Organic
I was on a panel this past weekend with Chuck Bomar, who leads CollegeLeader.org. Chuck and I have taught together before…
Jim Belcher Interview Essential Leadership in the Deep Church
Kara Powell interviews pastor and author Jim Belcher about the content of his new book Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional
A Fuller graduate, Jim is founding church planter and lead…
Asset-Based Teaching Taking a Holistic Approach
Wondering how you can shape your teaching to impact kids more holistically? The 40 Developmental Assets offer a framework to get you started.
You Never Know Who’s Watching…
This past weekend I had a fantastic time at the Group Simply Youth Ministry Conference in Chicago. I learned an eye-opening lesson at a Chicago pizza place (yum yum)…
Sticky Faith Summit Day #3
Wow. That’s the best word to describe my experience at the third and final day of our Sticky Faith Summit yesterday…
Sticky Faith Summit Day #2
Yesterday was day #2 of our FYI Sticky Faith Summit. We’ve got teams from 12 amazing churches gathered to discuss our research and its implications for ministry…
Short-Term Missions and Missional Youth Ministry
FYI research partner and short-term missions guru Eric Iverson shares a new vision for missional involvement with the poor.
Developing Essential Leaders: Part Two
What separates good youth ministries from great youth ministries?