One of the great joys of traveling around the world involves the sound of God’s children worshiping Him in a variety of ways and in multiple languages. This week as I teach at Kiev Theological Seminary I have enjoyed singing with students in my prayer class. As they sing familiar choruses I sing along. They [...]

This past weekend I spent a Friday and Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Arnold, Missouri, a great church near St Louis. This church hosted training for The Story (www.viewthestory.com). If you are not familiar with it, The Story simply explains the gospel for believers and unbelievers from the perspective of the whole Bible. [...]

In 1734 an awakening spread throughout the town of Northampton, Massachusetts,. From there it moved up and down the Connecticut River valley. This “Valley Revival” served as one of the early flames that would eventually be stirred into a revival called the First Great Awakening. The central human figure in Northampton was Jonathan Edwards, while [...]

Ministry offers more than its share of surprises, unexpected turns, and a myriad of ways in which the Lord can teach you about His mission and how you or I fit into that. For instance, I never thought ten years ago that at almost 53 I would be so involved in student ministry. but I [...]

Today I speak at the best conference I know for student pastors, the Youth Pastor Summit in Orlando presented by my good friends at Student Leadership University. My focus will be essentially what I am finishing a book on this month, ie creating a missional, gospel-centered culture in your student ministry. One of the staples [...]