Resources & Training
A Student Ministry Is Not Built Overnight “You want me to do what?!?” It was a hot August Sunday afternoon. I was standing in Trader Joe’s, and one of my pastors had just called me. He was asking my wife…
Summer is winding down, and soon all the students we have spent the summer building relationships with will head back to school. So, the question is: how do we best capitalize on the events of the summer to help our…
Often times in summer we can get so busy with our “free time” that we miss great opportunities to hang out with the kids in our ministries. We spend time planning large summer trips and events, but we forget about…
Here at Crossings, the seasons always seem to come quickly. And while we’re not yet halfway through autumn, the general consensus is that Christmas seems to have already arrived. This should come as no surprise, as each year the retail…
Yeah, we play rap at camp. We may even bust a few original rhymes from time to time. From the hype at Morning Cel to the hangout at late-night Shack, you’ll hear the Gospel presented through a variety of musical…
We love our media, but sometimes you just don’t know what you’re buying into. Good news: You have a one-up on the previews! Focused on the Family’s Plugged In helps you discover what you’ll see and hear before ordering your…
Discipleship is a process that must render a life that is transformed. The process must have a strategy that can be replicated in every discipling relationship. It must have attainable and measurable goals for that transformation. Do you believe this…
The first church that I served in was in a small town in southern Virginia. My first week on the job was a cold February Monday. My first task, plan the winter retreat quickly followed by the Spring Conference at…
Life is full a crossroads. Critical decisions come at pace that often finds us unprepared. How do you make the hard decisions or even the urgent decisions that face you? No one makes a decision to intentionally hurt ourselves or…
This is still the most frequent question that I am presented with everywhere I speak. Not every inquisition is antagonistic towards the discipline of local church youth ministry. However, every time the question is raised, I can’t help but become…
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