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2016
The Gospel: Power Against Youth Ministry Burnout
Student Pastors are tired creatures, often fiddling with knobs – like attendance numbers, testimonies, sermon-prep, who got prayed for, who raised their hand, or who asked us for advice – …
2016
Resources That Will Strengthen Your Marriage
Once again, we had a fantastic October filled with two weekends of marriage conferences. This year we focused our teaching on the reality that we are Co-heirs of Life in …
2016
12 Tips for First-time Youth Pastors
Are you new to student ministry? During a panel discussion at one of our Iron on Iron student ministry conferences, Jeff Martin, a seasoned student pastor and good friend of …
2016
4 Convictions of Biblical Preaching in Youth Ministry
All Scripture is breathed out by God. Preach the Bible expositionally. Make the main point of the text the main point of your sermon. Don’t tamper with God’s Word. Read …
2016
6 Doctrines Worth Dying For
What is Doctrine? Doctrine is comprised of teachings from the Bible. Major doctrines are the core, essential teachings of Christianity. To reject any major doctrine is unChristian. Scripture itself emphasizes the …
2016
Where is Home?
We asked Rachel, former SWO staffer, to share her experiences from the mission field in Southeast Asia. She is a teacher by trade and disciple-maker by identity in Christ. We pray …
2016
Husfriend and Wifi
So, last week I came across an article in the NY Times that blew me away. Feel free to read it on your own but the most staggering comment was …
2016
Summary of Philemon: 355 Words
335 Words. The shortest and most personal letter that Paul wrote in the New Testament was the book of Philemon. And when you read Philemon you are reminded that the …
2016
Lindsey Riley | SWO Stories
Lindsey Riley brought Southside Baptist Church (Abbeville, SC) to their first WinterSWO retreat recently, but it wasn’t her first time here! Lindsey came as a camper and was super excited to …