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True Love Waits: Suggestions for a More Holistic Purity Culture

We were wrong about purity culture. It was damaging and repressive.

Youth Pastor: Are You a Controversy Addict?

Are you a controversy addict? For some of us, this rush of ‘rightness’ and ‘winning’ can subversively become the primary mover in our lives and as such becomes a true addiction.

‘I Still Believe’ Tops List of Romantic Movies for 2020

Upcoming Christian movie “I Still Believe” tops Seventeen.com’s list of “7 Most Romantic Movies Premiering in 2020.” “I Still Believe,” the #1 movie on...

Life-Changing Retreats: 5 Tips for Planning

I have written down five things that I consider vital to pulling off life-changing retreats.

What to Do When a Student Leader Goes Bad

Student leaders can be our greatest joy in youth ministry.

How to Teach Boys to Respect Women

Every Christian teaches the next generation of men, since all of us are responsible for building up the body of Christ. So what’s most important in rearing boys to respect women?

Walking With Students Through Depression

I’ve laid out some key ideas for walking with teens through depression. But before you start, you need to pray! You will need God with you on this.

Worship Preferences: When Musical Taste Is a Precondition for Worship

With so many worship preferences, tastes and values in the room it’s amazing that we ever get through it without broken teeth, flying drumsticks or choral tantrums.

Do We Really Understand What It Means That Jesus Is Our Messiah?

While we probably need to take a class (or 10) to even begin exploring what the entire Bible says about our messiah, this video from The Bible Project is a good place to start.

Confessions of a Struggling Youth Minister

I suspect that most youth ministers desperately wish for at least one person in their church to be their confidant.

5 Times NOT to Love Your Students

There are times when how you express love for your students could actually create an unloving environment for others.

How to Partner WITH Parents in Student Ministry

We must partner with the parents in student ministry, so we do not add more stress or tension to the busy schedules of our students.

How to Create a Personal Growth Plan for this Year

How do we create a personal growth plan in our spiritual journey, our personal growth or our leadership development?

Where Have All the Youth Pastors Gone?

Low pay, poor management and unrealistic expectations are true reasons why people don’t want to be youth pastors. There is, however, another side to this coin.

One of the Most Dangerous Phrases Used in Parenting

"Are you guilty of falling into the dangerous trap of threat phrase parenting?"

How to Help Lead Change

How can you help lead change in your ministry when people struggle and stress over it?

Don’t Lose Ministry Momentum

Here are three simple keys to maintain ministry momentum.

Why Youth Pastors Need to Protect Time Off

For your soul care, the need to protect time off from your office and work to retreat and revitalize is crucial.
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Joe Rogan on Origin of Universe: ‘Jesus Makes More Sense’ Than...

In a lengthy conversation with fellow podcaster Cody Tucker, Joe Rogan said it’s incongruent for people to contend that Jesus’ resurrection was impossible yet believe that nothingness “instantaneously became everything” via the Big Bang.
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Joby Martin: What Happens When Pastors Finally Understand Grace

Joby Martin joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to discuss what happens when a church leader has truly been run over by the “grace train" and understands the profound love and grace of God.

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