by Crystal Marchand | Oct 2, 2018 | Discipleship, Featured, Front Page
As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace. (1 Peter 4:10) Each person has wonderful talents and gifts given to them by God. These gifts are meant for the service of others. As youth ministers who lead a team of...
by Crystal Marchand | Aug 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Indeed,
the word of God is living and effective,
sharper than any two-edged sword,
penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow,
and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 I have some concerns about the word of God....
by Crystal Marchand | Jun 5, 2018 | Culture, Featured, Front Page
I remember my dad being larger than life. He wasn’t a very tall man, only stood about 5’5″ if he was really trying. But his outgoing sales personality and fierce love he had for the people in his life made him appear 7 feet tall. He could make...
by Crystal Marchand | May 30, 2018 | Culture, Featured, Front Page
The truth is your students are watching 13 Reasons Why. When season 1 was released, teens everywhere spent their Spring Break binging the entire season. And with season 2 coming out earlier this month, your teens are probably binge watching it right now – if they...
by Crystal Marchand | Mar 27, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Professionalism, Resource, Uncategorized
Recently, Tony and Michael hosted a live broadcast discussing average youth ministry salaries with Dr. Charlotte McCorquodale from Ministry Training Source (If you missed the original live broadcast, you can watch the video here). It’s no secret that youth...
by Crystal Marchand | Feb 1, 2018 | Culture, Featured, Front Page, Uncategorized
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part 2 of the article that ran on Tuesday. The author wanted to remain anonymous because they “believe firmly in ‘keeping family business as family business’, and [I] want to protect the reputations of my coworkers while...
