Youth Cartel
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2021 Writing in Review
2021 is coming to a close … and it has gone by fast! I continue to have a lot of fun creating youth ministry resources. 2021 saw seven curriculum resources published and 29 game and/or media resources published, all through Download Youth Ministry. I also wrote an update to my chapter in the Youth Cartel’s…
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2020 Writing in Review
2020 has had a lot of challenges … but it was a fun year for being published! I had a chapter in a book, saw sixteen curriculum resources release, and had nineteen games and other media type resources release. I should probably clarify that I did not create all of this in 2020; some of…
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Seven Year Teaching Plan
In the most recent episode of my podcast, “Kinda Interesting: Thoughts on Youth Ministry,” I talk about our seven year teaching plan. Essentially, I wanted to tackle three things with our Sunday morning teaching time over the seven years we have a student in our youth ministry (6th-12th grade); core truths that we really want…
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First Testament: 1 Kings resource
My ninth First Testament curriculum resource was released last week by the Youth Cartel, this one on the book of 1 Kings! First Kings is a fascinating book to study; the historian in me loves the stories of the different kings of Judah and Israel. It is history with a purpose; the stories are chosen by the author(s)…
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First Testament: Lamentations resource
My eighth (!!!) First Testament curriculum resource was released last week by the Youth Cartel, this one on the book of Lamentations! I’ve always loved the book of Lamentations; in many ways I believe our culture pushes us towards unhealthy ways of handling sadness, grief and suffering; Lamentations models a far healthier way to process difficult…
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First Testament: Daniel resource
My seventh First Testament curriculum resource dropped a few weeks ago with the Youth Cartel, this one on the book of Daniel! And yes, I was working on it BEFORE I heard of the Tiger King. I love the book of Daniel; it’s one that we may feel so familiar with after years of Sunday…
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First Testament: Numbers resource
The sixth edition in the First Testament series I’m writing for the Youth Cartel is out! It’s a four week small group resource on the book of Numbers. Numbers, the fourth of Moses’ five books, was one I really enjoyed working my way through. Originally named, “In the Desert,” in the ancient Hebrew, it records Israel’s forty years wandering…
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First Testament: Hosea resource
The fifth edition in the First Testament series I’m writing for the Youth Cartel is out! It’s a four week small group resource on the book of Hosea. Hosea, the first of the twelve minor prophets, is a fascinating and somewhat disturbing book. It’s one of those ones that forces the reader to think, brings up questions, and allows…
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First Testament: Ruth resource
The fourth edition in the First Testament series I’m writing for the Youth Cartel is out! It’s a four week small group resource on the book of Ruth. I really enjoyed putting this one together; the story of Naomi, Ruth and Boaz fascinates me to no end. Ruth, a Moabite woman, who likely had no say in her marriage…
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2019 Writing in Review
2019 was a big year for me! I have always loved writing, but my publishing efforts really went on hold during my four years of seminary. Once I graduated in 2017, I started slowly creating and submitting again, with a focus on curriculum for youth ministry. Those resources started dropping this past year; I actually…