I wrote my first book on student ministry back in 2004, a book called Raising the Bar (Kregel). In that book I argued that Scripture and history characterize youth as young men and women moving into adulthood, but in recent days youth ministry tends to treat them like children finishing up their childhood. The response [...]

Yesterday I recorded a podcast with Georgia Baptist Convention related to my new book about to hit the shelves AS YOU GO: Creating a Missional Culture of Gospel-Centered Students. I will be at the state office for Georgia Baptists on Monday, April 22 (10 AM to 1 PM) with my friend Doug Couch for a [...]

Note: the following is excerpted from my new ebook ReVITALize Your Church Through Gospel Recovery. Available for 2.99 for Amazon Kindle HERE. Print copies coming soon. I cut my evangelistic teeth as a personal witness in an era of what I call “presentational” evangelism. By presentational evangelism I mean an approach that focused on the [...]

In 24 days my new book As You Go: Creating a Missional Culture of Gospel-Centered Students will hit the shelves (though you can preorder print copies here and a kindle book here). From my discussions with leaders it appears this will be the first intentionally gospel-centered student ministry book. In it I simply argue that [...]

This Monday I released a new ebook called ReVITALize Your Church Through Gospel Recovery. And, today I have a revitalized blog, a simple, clean, old school look I like because of its simplicity. We have so much buzz, bling, and busyness today that we can easily get distracted by the noise around us.  I want [...]