Apply early to save time and money on your master’s degree through the Crossings/SBTS partnership this summer. Why settle for “one day” when you can make that today? The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) and Crossings Ministries have partnered to help youth minsters pursue a Master of Arts in Church Ministries while serving full- or… Read more »
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Digging Deeper into GREATER
“You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’ The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete…. Read more »
Dude, I Got This!
When life doesn’t go as planned, your reaction says a lot about what you truly believe! Crossings Program Director Joe Ball shares his thoughts on the importance of demonstrating truth to youth. “It’ll be okay.” “I got it covered.” “I got it taken care of.” Haven’t we heard these statements over and over and over?… Read more »
3 Sites To Help You Stay on Top of Youth Culture
Sometimes ministering to students can feel as challenging as ministering to an unknown tribe in a remote jungle. The language is confusing, the clothing is strange, the music is bizarre — even the food is unidentifiable! However, if we are committed to reaching students with the Gospel, we must be willing to take up the… Read more »
An Update from Haiti
Joe Ball, who heads up Kentucky Changers for Crossings Ministries, recently returned from Haiti. What follows are his impressions on both the adventure and the work. A group of 67 students and adults from seven churches joined four of Crossings’ staff for a week in Haiti. We arrived in Port-au-Prince and proceeded to Camp La… Read more »
Ever-Living Hope
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…” (1 Peter 1:3) We tend to use the word “blessed” after someone sneezes — “God bless you!” —… Read more »
The Priority of Discipleship in Youth Ministry…continued
Discipleship is a process that must render a life that is transformed. The process must have a strategy that can be replicated in every discipling relationship. It must have attainable and measurable goals for that transformation. Do you believe this statement? “Every teenager that believes in Jesus Christ deserves the opportunity for personal spiritual nurture… Read more »
A Case for Programming by Daniel Broyles, PhD
The term programming is become a dirty word in some youth ministry circles. It often suggests a leader-driven ministry. While the principle concern is valid and a pressing sin issue in local church leadership, is it wise to delete a useful term as if using another word facilitates real change? In reality, the function of programming… Read more »
Discipleship IS the Priority in Youth Ministry
The first church that I served in was in a small town in southern Virginia. My first week on the job was a cold February Monday. My first task, plan the winter retreat quickly followed by the Spring Conference at a regional Christian college. Now, at the age of 21, my awareness was not as… Read more »
Shaping a Christian Worldview at Home (by the Book)
Life is full a crossroads. Critical decisions come at pace that often finds us unprepared. How do you make the hard decisions or even the urgent decisions that face you? No one makes a decision to intentionally hurt ourselves or those we care about. But we all make decisions based on a set of… Read more »