There are lots of ways to get out in your communities during winter, even if it is cold out there. The holiday season seems to allow people to be open to receive from others, so use the season as an excuse to bless others and show the love of Christ. All we have to do is offer joy and blessings...
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This is a continuation of a 2-part blog series around the first proclamation that the Lord gives humanity: “Be Fruitful and Multiply.” If you haven’t read the initial blog, which focuses on “being fruitful”, I would suggest going to check that out before reading Part II. Here, we will be looking at the second piece of the Lord’s command: “and…
The ALS challenge craze has all but run its course. Our social media feed are no longer overwhelmed by short videos of people dousing themselves with freezing water, all for the name of giving. If you don’t know what the ALS Ice Bucket challenge is, here are a couple of examples from when some of our team participated. Here’s how…
Let’s be real, even though we are only weeks into the new school year, those who are new seniors are already feeling symptoms of “senioritis”. Even the freshmen are beginning to see the end of this stage of life, which will culminate by walking in a cap and gown, receiving that little slip of paper. It all goes by so…
As many of you know, Wayfarer is part of a larger organization called 3DM. Every Wednesday, we will be highlighting a blog written by another part of the movement. Today’s post is from the leader of 3DM Europe, Rich Robinson. He shares insight into what it means to truly live in a missional culture. Is your community (including your students!) marked…
This is another guest blog from our great friend and partner in the movement, Chris Ozorio. How do you focus on adult leaders without neglecting your student ministry? My gut response to this question is, “If you aren’t focusing on leaders, you are neglecting your student ministry.” From the time I fell into doing student ministry as a young college guy, I…
Last year, Caleb Mathis brought his youth group to Wayfarer Camp. In the months following, we’ve been privileged to meet his wife Janie and get to know them both as we serve at various 3DM/Wayfarer events. Below, Caleb shares his experience at the Wayfarer Student Ministry workshop in Atlanta, including learning hands-on, experiencing a youth program that empowers students to…
This is a guest post by Jonathan Bell, a long-time friend of Wayfarer. He serves as the Director of Student Ministries at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Torrance, CA and is an amazingly talented artist. He and his wife, the ever-talented and hilarious Michaela, are expecting their first child (a little girl!) in May. Jonathan will be leading…
Today we are putting out our forth video in our weeklong video blog series. We have had lots of interest in the topics that we have talked about already. But if you have question that you would like us to answer in tomorrow’s video then comment below. If you need to catch up on the other videos we have shared…
This is the third video in our weeklong video blog series. We are highlighting different Youth and Young Adult ministries in the Wayfarer movement each day. Here’s the first video from Monday – Ben Hardman answering – How to Create Family on College Campuses Here’s the second video from Tuesday – Gina Mueller answering – How to Balance Structure…
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