Video: Work on Your Defense

1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” RELOAD joins CCDA’s West Michigan Regional Conference featuring general session speaker Eric Tolbert, Lighthouse Church Battle Creek. Watch this quick clip by Eric Tolbert: “Work on Your Defense”

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Devotional: Two are Better than One

One of the forgotten truths outlined throughout Scripture is the value God and people placed on community.  God has always had a heart for community, so much so that he is the Triune God.  He dwells in perfect fellowship, God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  They exist in perfect harmony.  This gives us a…

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Producing Young Leaders in Ministry

1 Timothy 4:12 “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.” Share this verse with your youth ministry this week as inspiration for them to spread the radiance of God’s love, wisdom, and righteousness through all that they do.…

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Devotional: Making the Impossible Possible in 2013

The Gospel of Luke chapter 1 is an intriguing story.  It opens with two prophetic miracles that would transform culture, the birth announcement of John the Baptist and of Jesus the Christ.  The response of Zacharias verses that of Mary are somewhat paradoxical.  Zacharias (a religious leader) upon being visited by the angel Gabriel finds…

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Self Improvement: The Struggle to Change

We all desire lots of changes, but fail to execute them. Just ask Paul: “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” (Romans 7:15). The authors of Change Anything argue that a lack of willpower is not our problem. They…

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Chicago School-to-Prison Report

Project NIA is an advocacy center with a mission to address youth crime with restoration rather than incarceration. The study in Chicago found that 20% of all juvenile arrest were school-based; 27% of school-based arrests under age 20 were for minor battery (i.e. fighting); Black youth made up 74% of school based arrest followed by  22.5% Latinos.…

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Youth Ministry “Holiday Photo/ Video Contest”- Win $100

  Enter UYWI’s “Holiday Photo/ Video Contest” and WIN BIG! The holiday season is approaching fast! Share this exciting experience with your youth ministry / group! Show us how you celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Years together. Whether it’s a time to gather for games & activities or a community service project, we want to…

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Finally Friday: A Wing & A Prayer

Image by: Plush Studios/Digital Vision/Getty Images                                      (https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/menus/food-fighting-101.htm) A Wing and A Prayer  This phrase was first used in WWII. It means just managing to get the job done.  I believe one of the ways we can get…

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