By Jeff Goins, Editor Mark Oestreicher is the President of Youth Specialties, professional speaker, and author on the subject of youth ministry in the church. We just sat down for an interview with him regarding his new book Youth Ministry 3.0: 1) In a couple sentences, what is the main theme and reason behind writing … Continue reading Youth Ministry 3.0: Eight Questions with Mark Oestreicher
By Neil Schori About 18 months ago, I became the Lead Pastor of Naperville Christian Church. God took a former partying, fraternity guy who was getting ready to go to law school and He radically changed my heart. Twelve years later, it still amazes me how God chooses whom he chooses. Prior to becoming a … Continue reading Our Resurrected Hearts
By Brooke Luby You don’t have to go far to experience the affects of depression. Even if it’s not something we would consider our selves prone to, It’s all around us, whether it’s the severely medicated type, or just an occasional bad day. Our world is broken, and our souls are broken. Not everything is … Continue reading Words of Solomon: Meaningless, Meaningless
By Matt Snyder From South Africa: I really want to write whatever it is that’s on my heart, but I’m having a hard time distinguishing between everything that’s flitting through it. I used to be able to write with such profoundness, with such an ability to discern what I needed to say or what I … Continue reading An Apology to the American Church
By Jonathan Foster One of my favorite non-fiction books is called Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils and Rewards of Artmaking. One of the authors tells of an exchange he had with his piano teacher where in frustration he said, “But I can hear the music so much better in my head than what … Continue reading The Asset of Uncertainty
By Jen Reyneri I was asked recently to define the Kingdom of God. I don’t know if anything qualifies me to come up with a sound definition, but as a lover and follower of Jesus Christ, I am beginning to see the beauty in the reality of those three words. I continually grow deeper into … Continue reading How Do You Define the Kingdom of God?
By Trevor Perla This past summer I had the opportunity to go to an amazing city in the Philippines called Cebu. We were the first group sent by Adventures In Missions to this particular location, and with a team of only three high school students and two leaders, we knew we were going to have … Continue reading On the Streets of the Philippines
By Andreas Meerwarth He stood in the shower, his left hand firmly grasped around the rusted showerhead, his head hung over his chest, eyes closed. The hot water poured over him like a monsoon gale over a peninsula, but he did not stir. The steam rose from the puddle at his feet, curling around his … Continue reading Perceptions of the Ordinary
By Caroline Crawford I was as wide-eyed as I have probably ever been. It was day three of the World Race adventure, and we were just pulling into the relief camp where three thousand people were displaced from their homes. Three days earlier I was walking away from my parents wondering who in the world … Continue reading Who Wants to Raise the Dead?
By Matt Snyder I vividly remember the one night Mark and I summoned bravery from the depths of the royalty hibernating within us, and ventured willingly into the Red Light District tucked away in downtown Bangkok. I’m not sure we really knew what was in store for us. As Mark and I were walking around … Continue reading Sex Trafficking: Feeling Helpless in Bangkok