Defender of Faith: The Mike Fisher Story

This is a great book to get into the hands of the sport fans in your youth ministry. Specifically, this is a fantastic resource to recommend to your students who play or are fans of hockey.

http://www.youthworker.com/reviews-for-youth-pastors/youth-ministry-books/11672604/

Liar Liar: Mullet on Fire

Great book to get into the hands of your middle school students.

http://www.youthworker.com/reviews-for-youth-pastors/youth-ministry-books/11672609/

The College Adventure Handbook: The Ultimate Guide for Surviving College, Building a Strong Faith, and Getting a Hot Date

This is a great resource to get into the hands of your graduating seniors or current college students. Check out the review here:

http://www.youthworker.com/reviews-for-youth-pastors/youth-ministry-books/11672661/

The Age of Arrested Development

A cool aspect of Relevant's new website is that their print content is now much more available online with a digital subscription! They just put up a piece we did for the March/April issue on adulthood: when does it start, is adolescence extended and how do you become a full adult.

It's currently a free preview online:
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life/career-money/age-arrested-development

If you are seeing this after the free preview is over, a digital subscription is well worth it!

Sermon 6/17/12 - Calling and Vocation

What does it really mean to be called by God? 

Does it mean we just sit around until God tells us to do something? 

Or is calling something special that only pastors or missionaries get?

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Sermon 6/10/12 - Hold Your Tongue

Does watching our mouth simply mean avoiding a certain list of words?
What does it really mean to curse?

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Fundraising for Mission Trips

Just had a piece go up on the NNYM page about some creative ideas about fundraising for summer mission trips.

You can check it out here: http://www.nnym.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.view/BlogID/492

Going Deeper Still With "Life Under the Big Top"

Had the privilege of writing a response piece for Immerse Journal this past week. You can check out the article, other responses, and join in on the conversation yourself here: http://bit.ly/KYYfsz