The Indispensable Youth Pastor. By Mark DeVries and Jeff Dunn-Rankin. Loveland, CO: Group Publish- ing, 2011, 173 pp., $15.99.
Jesus presents this question in Luke 14:28: “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see [...]
Here is another podcast with Dr. Randy Stinson in which he talks about various trends in family discipleship and offers timely counsel to pastors and parents for training the next generation.
You can listen to the podcast here. (Running Time: 23:32)
You can listen to [...]
In a recent podcast with Brian Shaw, Dr. Randy Stinson talked about his passion for family ministry, the differences between various family ministry models, and the vital connection between church and home.
You can listen to the podcast here. (Running time: 24:24)
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Before You Hire a Youth Pastor: A Step-By-Step Guide to Finding the Right Fit. By Mark DeVries and Jeff Dunn-Rankin. Loveland, CO: Group Publishing, 2011, 124 pp., $7.99.
Before You Hire a Youth Pastor: A Step-By-Step Guide to Finding the Right Fit is a much-needed [...]
Russell Moore answers:
Every year, around this time, parents and churches ponder how to communicate the Easter story to children, as something more than dyed eggs. The problem is, of course, that it’s impossible to talk about the resurrection of Jesus without talking about death. And, in the case of Jesus, it’s really hard to [...]
The Gospel Coalition will be posting a series of articles on youth ministry—once a week for the month of April—that will “[explore] several issues in youth ministry, including its history, problems, and biblical mandate.” They started the series on Monday with “A Brief History of Youth Ministry.” Below is an excerpt from [...]
Carolyn McCully answers:
From another team of Southern-based Christian filmmaking brothers comes a new film with an unusual plot twist: a coming-of-age story about a girl who discovers she’s a survivor of a failed abortion. OCTOBER BABY (PG-13), directed and produced by Jon [...]
While reviewing this book I was also engaged in conversation with two church leaders who were searching for insights into this very discussion: how do we practically adjust to the changing needs of families to promote spiritual formation in families without compromising Scripture’s timeless [...]
Brian Croft answers:
As a pastor, I have found a common link that surrounds the need for marriage counseling, often times revolves around this simple problem: Too much focus on the small, petty, annoyances that come with our spouse. Even in Christian marriage, bitterness comes when we do not view our spouse [...]
Josh Cousineau, writing at Gospel Centered Discipleship, recently posted helpful article reminding youth pastors that they must be about more than mere behavior modification—they need to cultivate the affections of youth to whom they are ministering. Below is an excerpt from and a link to the entire article.
To truly disciple is to [...]
Gospel-Centered Family. By Ed Moll and Tim Chester. Purcellville, VA: The Good Book Company, 2009, 93 pp. $9.99.
In Gospel-Centered Family ̧ authors Ed Moll and Tim Chester seek to find a middle ground between two competing philosophies of parenting : parenting that emphasizes the subjectivity of parenting styles in each family unit, and parenting [...]
