Author Archives: marylou

Blog by Mark DeVries Over the last few months the contours of the Joseph Project have begun to take shape: Coaching men and women with hearts for ministry to build economic engines to support their current and future work for … Continue reading →

Blog by Jen DeJong Let’s face it. We all have things in our lives that we don’t enjoy doing. I could come up with a big fat list but to spare you I’ll just name a few. I loathe laundry, … Continue reading →

SIX IDEAS TO USE FOR THIS YEAR’S HIGH SCHOOL GRAD CELEBRATIONS:  blog by Stephanie Caro GRAD COFFEE HOUSE: Get a band, grab the couches, light the candles and hit “brew!” Give your grads a cool (and safe) place to be … Continue reading →

Blog by Mark DeVries A month or so ago in my blog, I suggested that it may be time for us to begin preparing for a youth ministry “famine” that is likely to take place 20 years or so down … Continue reading →

Blog by Dave Sippel I recently decided to build my own desk for my home office. I had a great idea to build a desk that two people could work at. I wanted my son to have some space to … Continue reading →

Blog by Jeff Dunn-Rankin  I just got back from the Simply Youth Ministry Convention #symc, where I was reminded that youth workers are great storytellers. There were 2,500 people grabbing each other’s undivided attention with 2,500 different stories. We talked about … Continue reading →