Youth are navigating some serious spiritual terrain today! The impacts of the pandemic are only making it more challenging. My post, Urgent Need for Discipling Leadership, talks about some alarming data that has emerged from quantitative and qualitative research done...
Blog Posts
How Warm Hospitality Reflects the Gospel of Jesus
Hospitality is a Source of Warmth Trekking in a cold winter storm can help us understand a powerful way to share the Gospel with others. Before any words are spoken, we can provide warmth with hospitality. Enjoy these thoughts on the power of hospitality from my...
Full Spectrum Youth Ministry: The Full Picture Jesus had in Mind for Making Disciples
FULL SPECTRUM YOUTH MINISTRY? WHAT IS THAT? We're going to be talking about it a lot this year. What is "Full Spectrum Youth Ministry" and what does it have to do with outdoor ministry? On a recent trip to Finland, I had the opportunity to come alongside some Finnish...
5 Outcomes that Consistently Happen on Wilderness Trips
There are five basic outcomes I consistently see in the wilderness. As a youth pastor, these are things that I want to see in young people and I think the wilderness is a really powerful tool for that. These outcomes are what full spectrum youth ministry is after....