Planting for Tomorrow

Whether you’re a youth pastor, a volunteer, a teacher, or a parent, you know that investing in middle school students can be a difficult experience at times. It’s not always hard, and it shouldn’t be, but there are times when everyone wonders, “Is this worth it? Am I making a difference?” I go back to [...]

You are a Branch

Dryness. This is the best word I can think of to describe my spiritual state last week. All of my attempts to create spiritual growth in my life and our students’ lives felt like they were coming up short. Combine that with the sad news of the budget cuts at Vanguard Church and the pink eye [...]

Middle School Lessons from Moses

Let’s be honest here for a second. Working with middle school kids is less than glorious. Parenting middle school kids is messy. Sometimes I think of middle school ministry like the fire department having a controlled fire – sure, there’s a degree to which you know you’ll be safe, but it still looks like more [...]