The following is a reflection on the Youth Leaders’ Top Teaching & Curriculum Resources by Ron deVries, Koenraad Beugelink and Karen De Boer. To listen to the full online training, click here. In my role as a Youth Ministry Consultant in Classis Alberta north and as a... Read More...
The following is an excerpt from the ThereforeGo Fall Magazine. To read more, click here. Life Changing – the single most important thing that can happen in a student’s life is that they form a lifelong relationship with Jesus Christ and commit to living for him. In... Read More...
The following is an excerpt from the ThereforeGo Fall Magazine. To read more, click here. Zan Ingalls Q. What do you do to stay relevant to youth? A. Having three children, ages 20, 18 and 15, keeps me relevant. I get to learn the lingo of the... Read More...
The following is an excerpt from the ThereforeGo Fall Magazine. To read more, click here. Brian Bierenga Q. What’s your favorite place to meet with students, and why? A. Starbucks – because the students enjoy it and I’m a sucker for earning those “stars”. Q. What do... Read More...
The following is an excerpt from the Youth Unlimited Fall Magazine. To read more, click here. Wow… where did that year go? With each passing year, I am forced to admit that my parents were right when they said, “the older you get the faster time flies”!... Read More...
The following is a reflection on Brighton Serve 2015 by Linda Jeronimus: “As the Father has sent me, so I send you. Receive now the Holy Spirit.” John 20:21b Our church responded “Here I am (we are) Lord.” From prayer shawl makers, prayer partners, kitchen help, worksite volunteers, creative Gems,... Read More...
What do people experience after Serve? A lot of people who go on Serve find that they are: 1. More thankful for what they have and want to be more generous with it. After meeting people with great needs and seeing God as the Provider we need... Read More...
The following is a piece by Jason Leif, originally written for The Twelve. At the institution where I teach I’ve come to be known as the “guy who hates serve projects.” This comes from my ineffective attempts to carefully critique all of the money and time that go... Read More...
The following is a post by Tim Elmore of Growing Leaders. As you read it, consider what we can learn about our faith formation from these insights on the next generation. To view the original post, click here. I recently spoke to a hitting coach for a professional... Read More...
If you were born before 1980, I’m sure you’ve noticed an interesting trend: it seems that every generation of adults looks at the newest batch of kids and is sure they are the worst bunch of rebels our world has ever seen. Thousands of years ago, Socrates... Read More...
By now, I hope you have had the chance to have gotten a peak at the graphic for this years Serve theme. If I did my job correctly, you have maybe asked yourself: What does this mean? … What is with all the dots in an upside... Read More...
The following is a piece from Growing Leaders, by Tim Elmore. To view the original post, click here. Last year, the results of a Harris Poll were released on the subject of respect. In this first-of-its-kind survey, a Harris Poll asked 2,250 adults to compare their memories... Read More...