Sneak Peek at LIFE 2019 workshops

Can’t wait for LIFE in Orlando next week! 6,000 high school students from around the country. Here’s a teaser of my workshops:

15 year-old shot five times saving his friends

Don’t let others look down on you because you are young. Instead set an example… 1 Timothy 4:12 There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. – John 15:13 I’m so inspired by the example of Anthony Borges, a heroic 15-year old from Marjory …

Cubs Win Cubs Win

  My first Cubs game was at Wrigley on May 17, 1979. I was just a kid. My dad brought me. It was an absolutely crazy game. One of the craziest major league games in history. Absolute slugfest. After the war-zone cleared, in extra innings, the score was 23-22. The …

NEXT – Omaha 2016

NEXT is an innovative 1-day training experience for those who want to equip next-generation followers of Jesus. This year our special guest is Rick Lawrence, editor of the Jesus-Centered Bible and author of The Jesus-Centered Life and Jesus-Centered Youth Ministry. [We think there’s a theme here!] We’ll also learn from next-generation ministry influencers like Ken Castor, …

Open Letter to Millennials

The mess of current events encourages paranoia. So you might have noticed the repetitious alarms of despairing things being said about the world you must now live in. But I want to offer another perspective, a commissioning, directly to those of you who are in your teenage or young adult years: Don’t let anyone …