My first year as a youth pastor was a challenging year of self-evaluation. When I was initially offered the job, I wasn’t sure I could lead or teach high-schoolers; I’d been working with younger students and my own children were not yet teenagers. But I was ambitious and eager, so …
Read More »Why Does Training Trump Teaching? (Video)
J. Warner Wallace, author of Cold-Case Christianity, was interviewed by Bobby Conway (The One Minute Apologist) and discussed the important distinction between “teaching” and “training” when preparing young (and older) Christians. (For more information related to Bobby’s great ministry, visit: http://oneminuteapologist.com/) To see more Cold Case Christianity Training Videos with …
Read More »Talking With Atheists: A Few Observations from Berkeley
Brett Kunkle, Sean McDowell and I have been taking students to Berkeley for several years now, creating and facilitating trips to challenge young Christians and expose them to the arguments they may eventually face in their university experience. We typically invite local atheists to join us on these trips to …
Read More »Is Noah’s Flood Simply a Retelling of Prior Mythologies? (Podcast)
In this podcast, J. Warner examines the claim the Noahic flood account in Genesis 6:9-8:22 is simply a retelling of prior Akkadian or Gilgamesh flood mythologies. Jim also talks about the responsibility of youth pastors and the difference between “nice” and “good”.
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