From my article Don't Cancel Youth Group Yet at RootedMinistry.com: I remember my high school youth group with fondness. Death-defying games, sitting legs-crossed on Berber carpet, acoustic guitars and songs sung in a round, overhead slides slid the wrong way, worn out back pocket Bibles…these images stir my heart as much as they cause me to grin and chuckle.Most of the lessons I heard then I’ve forgotten now, but I still remember the godly leaders who invested in me. I still remember pivotal … [Read more...] about Don’t Cancel Youth Group Yet
Student Ministry
Five Charges for Graduates
I recently gave our 2013 graduating class five charges that will serve them well as they transition out of high school and into greater freedom. I have reproduced them here for you and for our seniors. Cling to Godly Community When you begin this next season of life, you will first find that friendships have changed. Some friends will head to distant states and towns. Some will stay close to home, but attend a different school. Some friends will immediately enter a vocation. Others, the … [Read more...] about Five Charges for Graduates
My Prayer for the 2013 Graduates
Heavenly Father, We come to you on behalf of the graduates, their families, and our future. We sense the significance of these moments and so we quiet ourselves. We pause and we sit before you. We know the road ahead winds away, but we also know you walk ahead of us. We know you will guide us and provide for us all. So we pray to you in faith. For the parents, we pray. These parents have watched their children grow. They have rocked them in the late watches of the night. They have dared … [Read more...] about My Prayer for the 2013 Graduates