The Youthworker And Boundaries. . . .
This morning I read that great wake-up call from the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 6. It starts like this: “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the whole armor of God. .…
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Youthworkers. . . 3 Principles For Effective Youth Ministry. . .
Youthworkers. . . I see and hear you in the midst of your ministry frustrations. I’ve been there. Truth be told, I still go there from time to time. As I read your laments as you post them in the…
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Youth Workers. . . A New Youth Min Podcast From CPYU. . .
Youth ministry. . . so many things to do. But what youth ministry task is most pressing, priority one, and our greatest responsibility? If we are primarily called to lead young people to Jesus and equip them for a life…
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Youth Workers and Parents. . . Overfeed Your Kids! . . .
Editor’s note: the following post is contained in this month’s edition of our highly popular resource, the CPYU Monthly Parent Page. To learn more and subscribe, click here. Up until last month, I had never heard of a bird called…
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Youthworkers And Everyone Else. . . Hope For Your Troubled Soul. . .
In the year since my dad went to be with Christ, I’ve been converting a large library of his sermons from analog to digital. There was a sermon he preached in August of 1986 that really grabbed me due to…
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What Are Adverse Childhood Experiences? . . . And A Helpful Infographic. . .
A kid is a kid is a kid. . . or so I thought when I first got started in youth ministry. Somehow and some way, I missed the fact that each and every one of these precious image-bearers had…
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A Little Primer On Kids Who Cut. . . And Some Helpful Resources. . .
As a culture-watcher, I sometimes like to “rewind” as a way to gain perspective on just how much and how fast youth culture has changed. The practice serves to wake me up at times when familiarity with what was once…
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Purity Culture. . . What Do You Think? . . .
When you’ve been in the world of youth ministry as long as I have, it’s easy to look into the rearview mirror and notice that there are several things you’d do the same way all over again, and then there…
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Youth Worker. . . Did You Ever Get Picked Last? . . .
All of us have things from our childhood that we think are better left forgotten. . . flushed from our memories. . . washed away forever. For me, it’s that seemingly never-ending chunk of my childhood where I was a…
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Christianity and Politics. . . A Warning From C.S. Lewis. . .
He’s almost 60 years removed from life on this earth, but C.S. Lewis still speaks with a relevance that can’t be ignored. One of his most insightful books is The Screwtape Letters, which is a kind of instructional guide on how to…
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Modeling Grace When A Child Comes Out. . . And Dies. . .
The constant parade of reminders that physical death awaits us all came knocking on my door again last evening. My college friend, Dr. Gayle Copeland, posted these words on our class Facebook page: “Dr. Norman Carson passed into his eternal…
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How Can This Be?!?. . . Amazing Love. . .
As you ponder the events of the Passion of Christ this weekend. . . consider these words from Mark 15:23. . . “And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.” As Jesus was in…
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