Our annual middle school fall retreat is a wrap! It was a doozy of a weekend with storms hitting the coast. While we didn't get as much rain as other parts of our region, we still got a lot! We made some pivots on our schedule to take advantage of when it wasn't raining to … Continue reading 2026 Middle School Fall Retreat Recap
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for September 20th, 2026! It was the first week we were all combined in the Loft while adult classes use the gym ... construction disruptions are a fun challenge! We played a game I recently made called Ear Say; basically, there's gibberish on the screen and kids try … Continue reading Sunday Recap | September 20
Our annual high school fall retreat is a wrap! We had an amazing time, great worship, fun games, solid small group times, three messages, all the camp activities ... it was a blast! I always come away from the retreats completely drained but happy. Our theme this year was Surrender. We looked at the life … Continue reading 2026 High School Fall Retreat Recap
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for September 6th, 2026! I was preaching in the main worship services so Melissa was in charge with the students. She led a game and opened the time. Our teaching time wrapped up our series in Philippians, taught by Matt Spanakos with the high school students, and Ryan … Continue reading Sunday Recap | September 6
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for August 30th, 2026! Jacob Anderson, one of our seniors, led the game this week with a fun wig snatching face-off game! Our teaching time continued our series in Philippians, taught by Jacob with the high school students, and Lyle Vonner, one of our sophomore, taught the middle … Continue reading Sunday Recap | August 30
HINGE is the second book to be released under the McNutt Ministry Resources banner! It's a collection of four different curriculum series I created that focus on hot button issues ... they're the topics that often times become hinge points for young people's faith. Faith and Science. Sexuality and Identity. Race. Money. These are the … Continue reading Introducing HINGE
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for August 23rd, 2026! We played Over Under Pop Quiz, a back to school edition of my Over Under series of games that just came out! Our teaching time continued our series in Philippians, taught by Andrew Persing. He was originally scheduled to teach just middle school, but … Continue reading Sunday Recap | August 23
We regularly let students teach in our student ministry. I believe it's far more beneficial for the one getting the experience of teaching than it is for the rest of the group to have a more experienced teacher every week. Why? The one teaching learns far more in those moments, they integrate the material far … Continue reading Letting Teens Teach
What is Threshold Volume One, the first book I've released under the McNutt Ministry Resources banner? In short, it is seventeen weeks of curriculum working through the first five books of the Bible. But it feels like more than that to me. For the past couple decades I've been operating from a seven year teaching … Continue reading Introducing Threshold Volume One
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for August 16th, 2026! We played a game called Say It On Beat which absolutely crushed with the group. We'll definitely be playing this one again! Our teaching time kicked off our first of four weeks in Philippians, taught by Melissa Stein. Jayden, one of our summer interns, … Continue reading Sunday Recap | August 16