Author: Danny
With 17 years of experience in youth ministry, Danny has had the opportunity to first hand see teenagers wrestle with and come to grips with their own relationship with Jesus.
The Pray for Me Campaign
YXL—West at Horn Creek, CO
Preventing Burnout
I have been in youth ministry long enough to know that arguing with your senior pastor in a public setting does not bode well for personal job security. Yet, for a mind boggling thirty minutes I was doing just that at a recent staff retreat. Oblivious to the obvious discomfort of the other st...
The Challenge of Discipling Youth in This Age of Indifference
American young people are, theoretically, fine with religious faith-but it does not concern them very much, and it is not durable enough to survive on after they graduate high school. One more thing: we're responsible.
Youth Leadership in Conflict: When Parents Become Concerned
A denominational leader asked me recently why I thought that so many parents act as if God's covenant blessings to their children give them as parents license to sin against those who work with their children in the church. I wanted to tread lightly with my answer because I know that all too ...