“One generation shall commend your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.” Psalm 145:4 (ESV)
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Unlocking the Future: The Urgent Call to Disciple the Least Reached Generations
It is often said that the Church’s future rests on the shoulders of the younger generations. Yet, in a rapidly changing world, we face a sobering reality – the least-reached generations are slipping through the cracks. As church ministry leaders, we must confront this challenge head-on, recognizing the urgency of intentionally discipling our congregations’ children,…
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Younger Generations Face Issues We Did Not
I read a very helpful and concise article titled “4 Issues Your Children Are Facing That You Never Had To” on Crossway that parents and grandparents would benefit from. Here is an excerpt… Parenting in this culture is fraught with challenges that our parents did not encounter when we were kids. Our parents took certain…
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Teens Want the Real Church
I’ve been saying this for years but not nearly as well as this article on TGC last week. A few excerpts… Young people who visit a church expect to experience, well, whatever church is. The strangeness is the appeal. Now that fewer people have any family background in church, no one hears a worship band…
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Navigating Generational Differences
There are few things more jarring and daunting than being dropped into a foreign culture, having to learn a new language, and navigating your way around. The overwhelming strangeness of absolutely everything leaves one feeling unequipped or unprepared for each new day. This is where the church in America finds itself today. Yet we did…
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Key Issues Christians Need to Understand
I spoke a few weeks back to a Sunday School class of grandparents. The main thing I was trying to get across to the folks there was that the world their grandkids are growing up in is so different that it makes little sense to older generations. Specifically I spoke of the changing meaning of…
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Jesus and Israel in Wartime
Over the past few years, we have found a few YouTube channels that educate and entertain us. One of them is Sergio & Rhoda in Israel. They are a delightful young couple who visit biblical sites in Israel (their home country). Their latest video is absolutely one of the most encouraging and uplifting things I…
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Worth Reading
A few things I have read lately that I think are worth checking out… An Assessment of Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference This one does a good job of assessing the conference and contrasting it with a Biblical worldview. The author attended the conference. The Scandalous Seven Thaddeus Williams of Talbot/Biola takes a look at the…
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It Is Time To Stand Together
In 2020 when George Floyd was murdered, many felt compelled to post a black box in their social media feed. The intention was to stand in solidarity against racism. We can all agree that racism is wrong. When Russia invaded Ukraine, it seemed like everyone put a Ukrainian flag in their social media feed. Some put…
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When the Youth Retreat Turns into Lord of the Flies
I suggested a year ago to the youth ministers in ADOSC that I would likely do some writing and posting on my experiences over the years in South Carolina. Sort of memoir or just recollections of things that I learned from. This is finally the first of that. I think over the past year I…
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Should Your Church Continue to Use the Orange Curriculum?
Over the years I’ve known of many churches who have used the Orange curriculum. Friends of mine have attended the Orange Conference that promotes the curriculum and equips people to use it. Right now, I hope that most are questioning the wisdom of continuing with Orange and are doing their research to make the best…
