“We must stop doing Youth Ministry in a Nickelodeon way, when our teenagers are living in a Stranger Things world“
I wrote this book to help Gen Z & Alpha Gen with their spiritual formation.
Perfect Graduation Gift! 12 Spiritual Disciplines for teens!
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Why this picture is important:
• Next GEN Leaders & Lead Pastors worshipping together
• Spiritual leaders submitted to the supremacy of Christ
• Spiritual LEADERS being LED in worship
• Unity of the spiritual leaders from 600 churches in North Texas
• It was “Date Night” 😂
Hush Puppies Shoes was closing in 1984.
A struggling company sold 30,000 shoes in its first decade. Fearing closure, they held a team meeting and made a few small changes.
The next decade sold 430K shoes. The next year, 1996, they sold 2 million pairs of shoes!
Small changes…
Reading again the story of David & Goliath I came across a remarkable thought
David’s mighty men were at the fight with Goliath for 40 days but never stood up
Then David stood
When David stood these famed mighty men stood
And they made history because David stood
1 Samuel 17
8 real ways to overcome negative thought:
• Praying in the Spirit
• Reading scripture aloud
• Worship & Music
• Journal the thought and then reframe it
• Sabbath
• Less Social Media
• Talk with a counselor
• DBT Therapy (reset your mind on reality and not misinformation)
“You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free” (John 8)
We have blamed almost everything on Satan. And we have forgotten our responsibility to train our self in the truth.
“We don’t always need deliverance. The truth can set you free.” @Dan_Mohler@lifestylechrist
Show me your friends…
I will show you your FUTURE, your FAILURES, your FEARS, and your FAITH
2.5 million teenagers in youth groups tonight all over this nation
Make sure you have the right friends
“Just because someone is good TO you doesn’t mean they are good FOR you”
Praying for Next Gen Leaders all over this country on the best day of the week!
Young men & young women who are shaping the spiritual formation of a generation
This is my message tonight in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Men’s Retreat In Colorado
“I would rather teach one man to pray than to teach 10 men to preach” -Charles Spurgeon
A MAN’S SUCCESS IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY IS MEASURED BY THE SPIRITUAL VITALITY OF HIS HOME
Last night was special.
Church at Briargate…
“Baptism doesn’t start in the pool. Baptism is about every place you go after the pool.”
-A senior student tonight in youth group talking about his baptism
@JadensIV and 2 thoughts:
1. His release isn’t only about free speech. It is about the content of the speech. And two standards in America.
2. I was disappointed in him being judgmental of other Christians
Two things are true
State personal beliefs, and, state them in love
I was recently in Phoenix with this Next Gen team from Desert Springs Church
Here are 7 Youth Ministry Successors for your Next Gen team
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Our world’s collided @CPAC
The knowledge & wisdom of my brother @richardgrenell and the rooms God has placed him is inspiring
His pace in a chaotic world, focus on people, and understanding of the issues sets him apart
So many young leaders, veterans, & persecuted believers