Category: From the Archives

  • VG Next Step

    VG Next Step

    We, the VG’s, have spent the last three months talking to over 30 churches from all over the United States about ministry opportunities.  We have been able to connect with world class churches and leaders that are passionate about Jesus and leading and growing people in their relationship with Him.  These months have not been…

  • Don’t Risk

    Don’t Risk

    Growing up I heard a familiar phrase every time I walked out the door – “Be Careful.” I heard this so much that I grew up believing that being careful, not taking risks was the mature and wise choice to make in life. I began to believe risk taking was for those who were careless…

  • Nothing New

    Nothing New

    I remember going on a summer vacation with my family to Colorado when I was 13. The reason that I remember that vacation was that first – we only took three vacations and it is easy to remember when we got the gift of going somewhere, and second, I was 13 and family awkwardness was…

  • It Is Never Too Late …

    It Is Never Too Late …

    I woke up one summer morning watching a hard, jaded general contractor sleeping in the middle of a room of high schoolers at a summer workcamp. As tears came to my eyes, all I could do is shake my head – how could this happen? The first time I met this guy, he scared me.…

  • You Can’t Save Everyone

    You Can’t Save Everyone

    Starting out in ministry, I believed that if I could talk to any student I could convince them to stop bad habits, care for people, and lead them to Jesus. I also believed that if a student walked through the doors of the church and they didn’t leave transformed that it was my fault. I…