by Ron Hunter | Mar 14, 2014 | Family Ministry
Tim Kimmel has long been the leading voice in what he has become known for—“Grace-based Parenting.” I will never forget hearing Tim speak for the very first time, we were Skyping him in to a small group of influencers having lunch together. Tim asked this question...
by David Jones | Mar 4, 2014 | Leadership
Social media. It shows the best of technology while simultaneously showing the worst of mankind. While flattening the world and connecting us in ways we never could have dreamed 30 years ago, it has also provided people an outlet to say anything and everything without...
by Les & Leslie Parrott | Feb 27, 2014 | Family Ministry, Marriage
“If you could give just one sentence of marital advice to these 200 students before you leave, what would it be?” It’s the closing question we pose every Monday evening to a guest couple in our Marriage 101 class at Seattle Pacific University. After our evening’s...
by Katie Greenwood | Feb 11, 2014 | Marriage
You have to fight! Those aren’t the typical words of advice written in a card for newlyweds or engraved on His & Her coffee mugs. But I think those words should be in cards, on t-shirts, in frames, and in every conversation we have about marriage. Let me explain:...
by Katy Fry | Jan 17, 2014 | Christian Living
As a kid, I had big plans for what I wanted to accomplish with my life. I was going to be a missionary (and a ballerina in my spare time). I was going to change the world and have fun while I was at it. I wanted to be an active part in the lives of others. I wanted to...
by Jason Lamb | Oct 10, 2013 | Student Ministry
I continue to hold onto and strive for my vision of a Student Ministry where our students are disciple-making machines. I can’t wait to see a day where most, if not all, of our students are comfortable and proactive in sharing their faith, bringing their friends...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 3, 2013 | Children's Ministry, Family Ministry
Go to any children’s or student ministry conference today, and you’ll hear speakers hit the stage and talk about the idea of your ministry investing in families. Processing how to impact kids more effectively and then figuring out the parent issue also can be...
by Lisa Surran | Sep 19, 2013 | Family Ministry, Parenting
At D6 2012, Fred Luter (Pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans) made a statement that has stuck with me ever since. He said, “We can’t isolate kids from the culture, but we can insulate them with God’s Word.” Isn’t that a...
by Richard Ross | Sep 12, 2013 | Family Ministry, Student Ministry
In the beginning there were children and adults. But then, around 1900, cultural shifts in American education, industrialization, and the law led to a new stage of life—youth. At first youth were a high priority to parents and culture. The majority had their most...
by Matt Redmond | Aug 24, 2013 | Christian Living
Let me start with a memory. I remember when I first started looking beneath the surface of things as a believer. You know, lifting the rock to see the world of life and dirt underneath what I had only walked by previously. The Bible had been a book I revered in ritual...
