6 Elements of Student Discipleship and Heart Transformation
Student ministry (and parents!) leaders should lead students in consistent introspection that seeks to evaluate the state of their hearts and the aim of their love. Here are six elements of what that looks like.
Aligning your Professed and Actual Theologies
If you reverse-engineered the theology and ministry philosophy that’s apparent by your programming, budget-priorities, and emphases in teaching - would it reveal the same theology and ministry philosophy you profess?
Telling the Whole Story
Many youth workers, in an attempt to “cut to the chase,” accidentally short-change the very gospel they hope that their audience will understand. The reason is because they aren’t telling the whole story.
What is Attractional Ministry?
Attractional ministry is the default setting for the majority of today’s youth workers, but what actually is attractional ministry? One of the key differences between attractional and gospel-centered youth ministry is the primacy of Bible teaching.
Reading Theology with Students
If students can learn geometry and chemistry and world history, then they can likely handle at least an introductory time studying theology. Here are three pieces of advice if you’re interested in reading theology with students.
Eternals Through the Eyes of GenZ
Whether you’ve seen all of the MCU movies or have avoided them like the plague, we can’t avoid the impact they’re having on our culture and in the lives of our teenagers. Here are some (spoiler-free) discussion starters based off the latest Marvel movie, Eternals.
Spiritual Maturity and Spiritual Dependence
While maturity in our culture is often marked by increased independence, spiritual maturity has a different aim altogether.
Reclaiming Tolerance
Tolerance has become the golden rule for GenZ. Youth workers and parents can be tempted to either fall in line with worldly tolerance, or they can reject tolerance itself as an unChristian option. Instead, let’s reclaim tolerance as an expression of Christian love.
Book Review: The Death of Porn, by Ray Ortlund
Ray Orlund’s new book is a blessing to youth workers who are trying to help students overcome sexual temptation. Rather than coddling students or berating them into self-discipline, Ortlund rightly lifts the reader’s eyes to behold Jesus.
Learning from Bonhoeffer about Preaching
The following quotations (and reflections on them) highlight some preaching insight to help youth workers learn from Dietrich Bonhoeffer about proclaiming the Word to teenagers.