Teaching Our Kids to Trust
So today being about one week from Halloween, I was initially going to talk to everybody about self control, setting limits, and making sure nobody ate too much candy.
The Catholic Roots of Halloween
About a year ago, I had someone sit down and explain some of the Christian origins of Halloween and it changed the way I look at this holiday. I realized we have a third option for the way we navigate it as Christians. It doesn’t have to be something completely evil that we need to stray […]
Was Jesus Weak?
Hi, welcome back to Beyond the Pew. My name is Taylor Schroll and today we’re continuing our series that we began last week on misconceptions about Jesus. Last week Jennifer talked to us about the misconception that Jesus was nice to everyone and was all about peace. Kind of the 1970’s Jesus, if you will.
The Crazy Disciple
Jesus is never going to ask something of us that He does not fully intend to carry out Himself. All the Lord asks us to do is cooperate. He does the miracle, He feeds the people, and He just asks for our five loaves and two fish. Jesus just needs our “yes” and then He will do the rest.
The Attack on Ministry
There are certain times in our life when things just don’t seem to be going quite right. We all have those times when we are hit with a trial or get overwhelmed with the circumstances of our lives. Sometimes this makes us question the direction we are moving, other times it gives us conviction that […]
Praying with Your Kids
Welcome back to Beyond the Pew. In this video, Matt shares with us different ways to begin and continue to pray with your kids. Welcome to Beyond the Pew, my name is Matt Rice and parents, I’m here to talk to you about praying with your kids. I hope you’ve had a chance to listen to […]
Don’t Stop the Madness
I was able to go to a Tenth Avenue North concert as a part of their “Struggle” tour. If you haven’t heard of them, Tenth Avenue North is a Christian band from Florida and has recorded popular songs like Healing Begins, Love Is Here, and Losing. What I love most about this band (other than the fact that they […]
How to Pray
Getting started in prayer can be confusing, and sometimes difficult. Taylor explains a form of prayer that Jesus taught in the Our Father, and how we can use it to turn awkward silence with God into a conversation.
Dear Reader, We are Praying for You!
Our ministry was founded with the intention of providing not only resources and ideas for ministry, but also spiritual support to help you, strengthen you and support you in – whatever it may be! You have beautiful and broken souls entrusted to your care and we want you to know that we are praying for […]
The Fate of Your Ministry Lies in One Question
If God doesn’t drive everything in our lives and in our ministry, then what are we even doing? If we proclaim Christ as Lord to our young people, but He’s not actually Lord of our lives, of our days, of our schedules, if we don’t take time to receive marching orders from Him, if we don’t let Him tell us that we belong to Him – then our works and our relationship with Him are empty.