by Marie Benavides | Jun 21, 2018 | Culture, Featured, Front Page, Social Media
I love Stranger Things. I binge-watched it when it came out. I made jokes with my fiancée about how cute the kids in the show were and we laughed about the CGI monsters. Then, I promptly forgot about it (as one does until Season 2 comes back with a vengeance). That...
by Anna Carter | Jun 12, 2018 | Culture, Featured, Front Page, Theology
It’s here. It’s queer. Are we getting used to it yet? This June is Pride Month in the United States and throughout the world. Adults identifying as LGBT is increasing over time and across generations. Same sex attraction is “coming out” into the limelight. We see it...
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 Abby Kyle | Apr 19, 2018 | Culture, Featured, Front Page, Professionalism
What I’m about to say might annoy some of my fellow youth ministers: I’ve never been burnt out in my ministry. Sure, I’ve been frustrated. I’ve cried, yelled, hid from my coworkers, and every other inadvisable coping mechanism while climbing the massive mountain of...
by George Rutherford | Apr 17, 2018 | Culture, Featured, Front Page, Leadership
I have often heard that we, as Youth Ministers, are called to be Christ to the teens we serve. While this is well intended and seemingly obvious, I believe that it falls short. I submit that what we need to concern ourselves with is being John The Baptist to our...
