It had been over seven hours since my brother Robert had seen his wife Bobbie, and in that time she had undergone a massive surgical procedure to her mid-section. Her anesthetically induced oblivion was now melting away. Roughly an hour before, the highly-skilled doctor assigned to Bobbie’s case had provided Robert with the diagnosis. Now [...] Read More
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. ~ James 1:17 (ESV) We had cashed in our coupons and received our $10 lift tickets to tube at theCopperMountaintubing hill. We were in the 5pm grouping. [...] Read More
The councilmen and women were long gone when the power entered the room. Pastors, ex-drug addicts, single parents – the marginalized. Diversity, and compassion, and hope, and transformation were on our side, but political power rested on the crisply pressed suits and perfectly coiffed identities of those with sway. Evil had a face and a [...] Read More
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“Bum” … “Rats” http://t.co/Z9ZhUwDp Friday Fragment #YFC
Getting a Follow-Up Small Group Started for New Christians http://t.co/llaeNEn7 CampusLife Blog #YFC
Importance of Adjusting Our Relational Expectations http://t.co/nqmSfnLl #YFC City Life Blog
3 Practical Steps to Engaging a Volunteer Team in Campus Life Ministry http://t.co/gSg6zbzE CampusLife Blog #YFC
“Just the two of us…” http://t.co/KlEkvE13 Friday Fragment #YFC
February 23, 2012 | Kimberly Payseno
Summer is just around the corner... have you started talking about YFCamp to your students yet? All of the forms you need should be linked and available here. To start registration... continue reading.
February 22, 2012 | admin
By: Traever Wieland When I was a sophomore in high school, I responded to the Spirit’s prompting by giving my life to Jesus! My Campus Life director asked for those people that wanted to... continue reading.
February 21, 2012 | Lisa Gintz
In urban youth ministry, when we focus our emotional and spiritual energy with students on what they aren’t accomplishing, we create a negative posture of relating with urban youth. When... continue reading.
February 20, 2012 | admin
By: Dave Ramseyer Do you want to move through team? If you are a Campus Life site director and you are ready to push further into team ministry then take me up on a 90 day commitment.... continue reading.
February 16, 2012 | Bob Ayres
If not us, who? If not now, when? “So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of His call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good... continue reading.
February 15, 2012 | admin
By: Traever Wieland One of the most difficult things I have found in ministry is to engage lost kids in a small group. It’s awkward, initially uncomfortable, and most kids (outside of... continue reading.
February 14, 2012 | Lisa Gintz
If you haven't already, read the last couple of blog entries about a real life example of a behavior issue you might encounter at an urban youth ministry program. This week, I will share... continue reading.
February 07, 2012 | admin
By: Ken Schmidtke Jonathan, Brian, John and Kevin started a follow-up small group with me after they made the decision to become followers of Jesus. We committed to meet weekly for 6... continue reading.
February 07, 2012 | Lisa Gintz
If you haven't already, read last week's blog entry about a real life example of a behavior issue you might encounter at an urban youth ministry program. This week, I will share with you... continue reading.
January 31, 2012 | Lisa Gintz
Let’s take an example of adjusting our expecations of an urban youth who struggles with skipping school and smoking weed. Keisha has had a deeply ingrained habit of weed smoking and has... continue reading.
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