How to Understand and Teach James 2:14-26
Below are four steps that assisted me in teaching this text so that my students could see how James 2:14-26 could be harmonized with the rest of Scripture.
The Most Important Thing a Youth Ministry Can Do
What is the most important thing youth pastors can do in youth group to help students develop lifelong faith in Christ?
YPT Podcast Episode 25: Faith, Doubt, and Everything (Matt Bellefeuille)
Faith and doubt are struggles many teenagers (and leaders!) endure. How should youth workers respond when students express doubt and question their faith?
Faith Without Risk Isn’t Faith
Are we as youth pastors and as parents willing to see our teenagers walk in faith if it means God shows up through trials and suffering in their lives?
Is Anxiety a Sin?
Christians who struggle with anxiety often wonder, “Is anxiety a sin?” What does the gospel have to say for anxious people, and how can youth workers help teenagers grow in faith as they battle anxiety?
How Info-Centric Christianity Enables Doubt
Doubters can fixate on this question: what are the exact beliefs I need to have to be a Christian? They’ve internalized something I call “info-centric” salvation. Let me explain what I mean.
Repentance and Young People
Repentance is not an add-on or a bonus for our ministry. Here are six ingredients of biblical repentance, according to Thomas Watson.
Faith is Not a Good Idea
It’s easy for students to grow up in church where the gospel becomes a good idea… but they never actually have faith. This is the kind of dead faith James warns us against.
Reflections on Deconstruction and Youth Missions
What is deconstruction and how have youth missions trip contributed to the rise of Progressive Christianity among our former youth group students?
Evangelizing GenZ
The gospel doesn’t change, but people do. Gone are the days where those who seek to evangelize GenZ can assume a religious background.