Graduation season is almost here! All across America, high school seniors are getting excited to finish their education and graduate. Many churches, however, are not too excited, because they fear these students will also graduate from their faith in God. And I'm sure many of you are familiar with the unfortunate statistics for those who … Continue reading 5 Steps to Keep Teens from Graduating from Their Faith
Final Thesis Update: I Graduated with my Master of Arts Degree!
Even though it seems like a big blur, I finally have my Master of Arts degree from Lincoln Christian University.
Three Ways to Keep Teens from Graduating from their Faith
This past Saturday, I attended "The Gathering," with five other youth leaders from our church. It was a training/conference put on by Berea. This year, the main speakers were Sharon Ketcham (Gordon College) and Reggie Joiner (Orange/reThink). While they somewhat came from two different points-of-view, they both had the goal of helping churches change the … Continue reading Three Ways to Keep Teens from Graduating from their Faith
High School to College Transition: Beginning the Journey
One of the areas of youth/student ministry that I strongly believe is lacking in American churches is the transition to college. We do a good job of meeting teenagers while they are in middle school and high school, but often, we do very little after graduation. After reading The Slow Fade last year, it has … Continue reading High School to College Transition: Beginning the Journey
Steve Cullum 