It's been many, many years since I was a youth pastor, but I came across this list of youth ministry web sites on Christianity Today's blog site, sites recommended by Mark Oestreicher, president of Youth Specialties.I trust it's of help to someone....
This is a phrase I've heard quite often in the past five years, and I'd like to take a moment to challenge it, because so much is at stake. And since this blog is all about ecclesiology...
Many in the evangelical world has been abuzz about the newly released collaborative statement, "An Evangelical Manifesto."Here is the main site, and a PDF file of the actual (long) statement. I count 9 Assemblies of God leaders/scholars among the 77 original signatories.Any thoughts?...
Wow!This is a powerful video from Mosaic Church.I plan on using it this weekend in my Mother's Day message.It communicates God's grace and how He adds color to our lives. ...
**This post has nothing to do with politics, except what we can learn to help us be better pastors.**On the one hand, it seems there has been more than enough public analysis of Barack Obama's former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, and his public speeches (his...
In May, evangelical Christians across America will receive tens of billions of unexpected dollars from the IRS.We at State College A/G are encouraging our people to give in a short-term "Improving our Ministry Economy" campaign. You could make it for anything, but we...
Sven Bengsston's 11 ways to identify pride1. talks about self 2. wants the glory3. is not impressed by others4. is a bad listener5. lies to maintain a false front 6. lies to avoid embarrassment7. will not admit wrong8. has a hard time asking...
Wow, God messed me up tonight.Sven Benggston preach tonight on 11 ways to know if pride is creeping into your life. To my dismay and humiliation, I pretty much found myself in all 11 of them! Instead of praying for a lot of penitent sinners...