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Derailing Spiritual Development

With fondness and a bit of regret I remember my early days in youth ministry. In my early twenties, I was simultaneously going through the stages of healthy deconstructing of my faith, questioning everything, and leading a youth group week-by-week. In retrospect, I began to take it to an unhealthy…Read More

The Truth Shall Make You Odd

What characterizes Christianity in the modern world is its odd-ness. Christianity is home for people who are out of step, unfashionable, unconventional and counter-cultural. As Peter says, "strangers and aliens." I pastor the slowest growing church in America. We started twelve years ago with 90 members and have un-grown to 30. We’re about as far as you can get from a "user friendly" church—not because our congregation is unfriendly, but because our services are unpredictable, unpolished and inconsistent.

Youth Workers as Cross-Cultural Missionaries

As Jesus was being led away for execution, Hillary motioned to me and whispered frantically, "What are they doing to him? You told me Jesus is alive!" "Shut up," her girlfriend whispered back. "Don’t you know what happens?" Another friend offered, "They hang him, don’t they?" In 1979, I was at Pepperdine studying…Read More

Speakaholics

Hi. My name is Mike and I am a speakaholic. For most of my 42 years in ministry, I’ve found myself speaking a lot. I speak to young people, youth workers, churches, and numerous secular organizations. It all started very innocently. I had a gift of communication, I enjoyed using…Read More

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