Last week I kicked off my sabbatical officially with a bang, taking Michelle to the Florida Keys for the early part of the week. The latter part we spent in Miami, where I had the joy of ministering to the leaders of Christ Fellowship Miami, a growing, globally-focused church there. While I confess I sometimes [...]

Therapeutic Moralistic Deism. Student ministers know this term well, or at least they should. lChristian Smith and Melinda Denton have popularized this term out of their massive research called The National Study of Youth and Religion. They argue the Western Church has done a phenomenal job of communicating to students. But what has been communicated [...]

I love young people. I love teaching the Word to them, helping them to see the greatness of God and His great news, and helping them channel their innate zeal toward the things of God. This spring I will finish a book called Missional Students which will challenge churches, parents, and students to help students [...]

Earlier this month at the Passion 2012 conference over $3 million was raised to fight human trafficking. This makes perfect sense given that one of the marks of the Millennials, who made up probably 90% of the attendees at Passion, is a heart for social justice. We see increasing numbers of people from leaders like [...]

This NFL season has to be one of the most unique I can remember. While not a fan of so much offense (I played defense and actually love a defensive battle over a shootout), the NFL year 2011 has had its share of news: in the Year of the Quarterback you have the Packers going [...]