Relentlessly pursuing Christ and His Cause
This is a cut from a sermon I preached a few years ago in Dallas at the Epicenter youth leader’s conference put on by Jeanne Mayo. If you are in youth ministry or care about teenagers watch it. I think it will encourage you to make the most of your time with these precious young [...]
Last night I was reading my Bible in row 10 seat A as I flew from Atlanta to Denver after a video shoot. A flight attendant saw what I was reading and proclaimed loudly, “I LOVE that book! My Daddy wrote that book!” I responded, “He’s my Daddy too!” We both smiled broadly the way [...]
Over the years I’ve heard many youth leaders say things like, “Well, I don’t want my teenagers to make emotional decisions for Christ” and my response is “Why not?” As long as they are genuine decisions then why wouldn’t emotions play a significant role in their spiritual formation?
The best decisions I’ve ever made have been [...]
This is a fun little video that our friends at Simply Youth Ministry put together to promote our “Reach out don’t freak out” video curriculum. And, yes, I need to mix in some time in the sun.
I was asked by someone not too long ago why Christians were so obsessed with proseltyizing others. I paused and thought about his excellent question.
According to the dictionary the word proselytize means, “Convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another.” And this is exactly what Christians are called to [...]
Do you know how to share your faith? This is one of a series of sermons that I preached for the staff at Dare 2 Share about just that. This series is called “Live THE Cause” and it will help you do just that. This particular sermon is called, “Reach out don’t freak out!” and [...]
This video is another great story from our friends at Grace Church in Eden Prarie, Minnesota. Way to go Grace!
Dede Gibson – Livin’ The Cause from Troy Hillstrom on Vimeo.
I have problems every day. Some days these problems are big and other days small but they are always there. If you are a humanoid from planet earth you probably relate to my dilemma.
So how are we supposed to survive these daily struggles? How can we wage daily war against these struggles and, not only [...]
Over the years I’ve had the opportunity (as a youth leader, as a pastor, as a dude) of reaching out to atheist teenagers whom I’ve encountered in various situations (at youth group, in school, on the street.) During these encounters I’ve developed my own set of relational “rules of engagement” that I follow when reaching [...]
How not to share your faith in a bathroom…
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