The following is written by my good friend Ben Slee. Find more out about Ben & his music projects here.
Tim asked me if I could write a brief note on the thrills and spills of growing from a youth group member into a youth group leader, based on my own experience, mistakes, God’s grace, and some general observations. Continue reading

This is a blog that I worked on in Bible College.
With over 16,500 visits total, 500+ a month, & 100+ comments, it’s still proving to be quite popular.
My writing style is a wee bit rudimentary and labored
So I believe it’s really really important as Youth Workers to have some knowledge of Open Theism.
Why? – Because we’re probably the worst people in the world for dumbing stuff down! And when we dumb certain things down, we start saying the same things as Open Theists say and we start teaching people to read their Bible’s like Open Theists do, which in turn builds shaky foundations for our teenagers. Continue reading