Congratulations on finishing your spring semester of college! We hope your summer will be fruitful and fun. Along those lines, summer often provides a good opportunity to spend a little extra time in ...  Read More

My kids are counting the days until school’s out for summer! Because schools start in early August here in Florida, we only have 16 days to go!If we asked the majority of students what they’re looking...  Read More

When did you first hear the good news of the gospel? Do you remember the person you heard it from? Did you respond right away, repenting of your sin and turning to follow Jesus, or was it a while afte...  Read More

Are you still not sure exactly how you want to spend your summer? Maybe you’d love to work in missions at a Christian camp but have too much school debt and think you won’t make enough money. You migh...  Read More

It’s hard to believe that another semester and year of college is almost over. The places and people on campus that seemed so unfamiliar a few months ago, are now a regular part of life. You’ve finall...  Read More

In just a few months, the church of tomorrow will be heading out your church doors for their TEAMeffort Missions Trip. We pray it will be a significant experience in their relationship with Jesus and ...  Read More

Reading the Bible and spending time in prayer probably seems like a luxury you as a college student can’t afford. It’s hard enough to find space that’s quiet and at least semi-private, and maybe even ...  Read More

If you’re still considering options for your youth group this summer, here are some favorite things former campers share about their TEAMeffort camp experiences. The staff is one of the best things ab...  Read More

You have a lot on your mind. You’ve gotten your syllabi and see the research paper deadlines, assigned readings, labs, and study groups. You know (or at least really hope!) it’s going to get done but ...  Read More

Youth Ministry is exciting and exhausting. The students are energetic, spontaneous, and always up for a good time. As their leader, you try to maximize these qualities by planning cool activities that...  Read More

We hold our babies, swaddle them, sing to them. We study their hands unwrapping their fingers' grip on ours, wondering if they’ll be able to palm a basketball or reach an octave on the piano. We love ...  Read More

The last papers are submitted and you wish studying for finals was the biggest stressor in your life.  If only preparing for what awaits you at home at the end of the week was as easy as memorizing th...  Read More

My teenagers have expressed to me some of the challenges they deal with as they’re growing into adulthood. They are frustrated by all the changes, the emotional exhaustion, the social dynamics, and th...  Read More

We love our local church. We believe God is accomplishing most of his work in the world today through local establishments of the universal church. He ordained a visual reality of the invisible, to be...  Read More

Saturday, November 20, 2022, marked the beginning of the twenty-second FIFA World Cup. The eyes of soccer fans everywhere are on Qatar, the first Middle Eastern country to host the historic competitio...  Read More

"A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother." Proverbs 10:1The sobriety of this truth came to bear afresh upon my heart as I studied through Proverbs as a young parent....  Read More

As I’m writing this, I’m waiting for a text from one of our kids as to whether or not they made it on their school basketball team. I’ll admit, I’m pretty nervous for them and am trying to steady my s...  Read More

In our last post we emphasized that who we are becoming is more important than what we are doing. Going on a youth mission trip involves more than packing the right things and generating excitement ov...  Read More