If you go to a beach with a sign posted that says, “Warning! No lifeguard on duty! Swim at your own risk!” you know that you’re on your own if you swim there. If you drown, it’s your own fault. But if you go to a beach that has lifeguards, you’re no longer on your own,... [Show more]
Twenty-three participants invested three days in October 2012 to brainstorm as a think tank on the topic of keeping and reclaiming youth in the Seventh-day Adventist church. The group was composed of pastors, researchers, practitioners, and academics. Three subtopics quickly emerged in the... [Show more]
Living Through Crisis: Youth/Young Adult Devotional and Prayer Journal is an initiative of Atlantic Union Conference Adventist Youth Ministries. The project is a result of the collaborative efforts of the youth ministry directors, associates, coordinators, and leaders; pastors and elders,... [Show more]
Building children is better than repairing adults! Kids today are bombarded by a confusing array of sham values in school and the media. What can a parent do? What are the secrets of growing a child into a happy adult? Using the latest research, Donna Habenicht provides more than 1,000 strategies... [Show more]
In this guide you will find 28 Bible studies for personal or group study. Each is designed to guide you into a personal or group study that will help lead you down the pathway from spiritual seeker to a lifelong disciple and disciple-maker of Jesus. The studies are divided into four... [Show more]
Deep Calling: On Being and Growing Disciples is a wholistic discipleship movement. Discipleship and disciple-making that emphasizes a life-long process, not a destination. It’s about making space for God in the every day, bearing witness to transformation in the ordinary. It’s about... [Show more]
"Our church is growing stagnant" is a common sentiment of many church members. As worldwide membership grows, the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has shrunk in comparison. The church is crying out for evangelism and church growth. Our method of evangelism must change to... [Show more]
Roundabout Faith moves through 28 Christian teachings that are anchored in the Person of Christ. As young people mature into adults the decisions and commitments they make about faith are usually not like an intersection where they turn left or right or a fork in the road where they choose one way... [Show more]
For years I would pray for each child in my sphere of influence to make a decision to follow Jesus. Sure enough, one by one and year after year kids would declare, “I’m ready to be a disciple” or “I want to follow Christ.” What then? What do we do with these young ones... [Show more]
Will your children be just like you? Will their faith look like yours? If so, to what extent? If not, why? The Bible refers to consequences continuing to the third and fourth generations, and blessings for a thousand generations. If that’s true, why has the next generation dropped out of... [Show more]
