By Jeff on Sep 2, 2009 in Leadership | 0 Comments
If you came last your and loved it, this year is going to be even better! Yo, there is a new URBAN TRACK, that is going to be HOT!!!!!! You need to check it out!!!!!
www.simplyyouthministry.com
By Jeff on Sep 1, 2009 in Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Whitney Houston has made some serious missteps in the past few years, many of which were documented by the media and even her ex-husband’s ill-conceived reality show “Being Bobby Brown.” Understandably, Whitney wants all of us to forget her past drug and marital issues and focus on her music again, which leads us to her [...]
By Jeff on Aug 4, 2009 in parenting | 2 Comments
Written by Sam S. Rainer III
Many people realize that the church is losing people. What is not realized is that the vast majority of people drop out as students and young adults. In fact, research reveals that seven out of 10 people who drop out of the church will do so between the ages of [...]
By Jeff on Aug 3, 2009 in Leadership | 0 Comments
Written by Bill Wade
There are more than 250,000 college students involved in Southern Baptist churches and campus-based collegiate ministries. Of this total, more than 16,000 have indicated they feel God’s call to a full-time Christian vocation.
These future national, church, and denominational leaders must be given opportunities to develop basic leadership skills and use their spiritual [...]
By Jeff on Jul 1, 2009 in Resources | 0 Comments
Few things will bring the gospel to life for your students like heading out onto the mission field. Spending a day, weekend, or longer in service to God, for his love, and with people in need brings the calling of Christ vividly into focus. With this easy to implement 3-part missions trip curriculum, you’ll get [...]
By Jeff on Jun 18, 2009 in parenting | 0 Comments
No boy is guaranteed the privilege of manhood because manhood is more than just physical maturity- it’s a vision of faith, discipline, and masculine nobility that directs life choices and shapes the boy’s core identity. Robert Lewis offers guidance and resources for fathers desiring to intentionally establish foundations for manhood into their sons.
Images of Manhood [...]
By Jeff on Jun 17, 2009 in Leadership | 1 Comment
There are more than 250,000 college students involved in Southern Baptist churches and campus-based collegiate ministries. Of this total, more than 16,000 have indicated they feel God’s call to a full-time Christian vocation.
These future national, church, and denominational leaders must be given opportunities to develop basic leadership skills and use their spiritual gifts. Therefore, they [...]
By Jeff on Jun 16, 2009 in Discipleship | 0 Comments
Every person in your church brings a variety of emotional, physical, psychological, and spiritual needs. Your college students also have a variety of needs that are specific to this season in their lives. Here is a list of life needs for students that can help guide your collegiate ministry.
· Students are seeking a place to [...]
By Jeff on Jun 15, 2009 in Discipleship, parenting | 0 Comments
At 14, a teenager can’t legally drive, purchase tobacco, or vote. But, thanks to a nation’s fixation on the sexual practices of a former president and increasingly explicit coming-of-age films like the American Pie series, oral sex is something teenagers know all about. We are raising a generation so “sexualized” that even the moral compass [...]
By Jeff on Jun 10, 2009 in Discipleship | 0 Comments
Most people know director Sam Raimi for his blockbuster Spider-Man movies—or perhaps from A Simple Plan, his underappreciated tragic tale of greed. But he first burst onto the scene in the ‘80s with the Evil Dead series—over-the-top campy horror films that were large on both gore and laughs. Well he’s come back to mine that [...]