The teenage years are where people lay the foundation for which they will live the rest of their lives! It is during this time that we must help teens learn the Bible and also equip them to read the Bible on their own. I want to recommend three resources that can be helpful for teens... Continue Reading →

There are MILLIONS of books available for you and I to read. These books serve different purposes: education, recreation, etc. How can we decide which books are most helpful to read? Well, the answer to this would be complex. However, Don Whitney has a helpful thought in his book titled Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian... Continue Reading →

Theology involves people studying and learning about God. In one essence, as RC Sproul wisely titled one of his books, everyone is a theologian. Even those who reject God have learned about him and have made decisions based off of what they believe about him. How would you describe your theology? Hopefully it is based... Continue Reading →

The Bible is the most important book in the world. Throughout history there have been written seemingly countless books about the Bible. These books help us understand more about the most important book! Several years ago I received "Taking God At His Word" by Kevin DeYoung. I partially like this book because it is small... Continue Reading →

Parenting. It is easy for me to say that I am not an expert at parenting. I have only been a parent for one day shy of four months. Although this is not a long time, I am a youth pastor which leads to spending a lot of time with parents. A portion of any... Continue Reading →

The goal of "Welcome to Student Ministry" is to post interviews that help guide both new and experienced student pastors toward faithful ministry over many years. This tenth interview in this series is with Zach Cochran. Zach serves as the pastor of student ministry at College Park Church in Indianapolis! Tell our readers some background... Continue Reading →

This summer I had the opportunity to have a conversation with my friend, Jon Thiede, on his podcast! Jon is a friend who also serves as a pastor and has a passion to see all people, but especially college students, be transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. His podcast includes many conversations about books... Continue Reading →

The goal of "Welcome to Student Ministry" is to post interviews that help guide both new and experienced student pastors toward faithful ministry over many years. This eighth interview in this series is with Mike McGarry. Mike has served as a youth pastor in the New England area for 14 years!  He has written the... Continue Reading →

The goal of "Welcome to Student Ministry" is to post interviews that help guide both new and experienced student pastors toward faithful ministry over many years. This seventh interview in this series is with Chad Groff. Chad has over twenty-two years of student ministry experience and was my youth pastor when I was a student!... Continue Reading →

The goal of "Welcome to Student Ministry" is to post interviews that help guide both new and experienced student pastors toward faithful ministry over many years. This sixth interview in this series is with Steve Otey. Steve has over twenty years of student ministry experience and is the creator of 9 Square in the Air.... Continue Reading →