“God teaches us through circumstances, both good and bad. He wants to use them as teaching points so others can see His work in you.” – That Makes Two of Us
What do you think of when you hear the word mentoring? Is it the Big Brothers, Big Sisters organization? Maybe you’ve seen commercials for [...]
What do you see when you look in the mirror? Is it what God sees or what the world sees?
About a year ago I had the honor and privilege to lead a bible study of 15-20 teen girls. The study we were doing was “Designed to Shine” by Christina DiMari. We really dove into [...]
Stressed. Tired. Worried. Frustrated.
For most of you school started about two weeks ago and around here I’ve heard these four words muttered from several students. To be honest, I’ve been muttering them myself lately.
Between school, homework and sports activities you’re finding yourself wishing…no craving time to rest. But not matter what you do [...]
This Saturday the X2J Crew will be in Terre Haute, IN for the Echoloud event. We’ll be serving alongside Agape’ Christian Church and Youth for Christ. Pray for Brian Ford, John Curiale and Janel Weyant as they expose the community of Terre Haute, IN to Jesus. They will also be [...]
Role Models
No, I’m not talking about the movie I’m talking about who we look up to. Who are some of the women or girls you look up too? Maybe some of the ones I mentioned in my last article? Or maybe Miley Cyrus, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan. Or it might not even be any [...]
God described King David as a man after His own heart. What is His heart? It is summed up by loving God, loving people, and calling others to do the same. His heart is pleased when you spend time with Him daily and when you are filled up with His love so much so that [...]
As a veteran youth pastor & former interim youth pastor I have many stories I can tell. Recently as part of a project I’m working on I’ve decided to tell some of my stories through our website in hopes that others can learn from my previous successes and mistakes. Because let’s face it, if you’re [...]
Of the many things I hear, this one never seems to make any sense to me. I realize as parents you have to discipline your children, and one of those ways is to ground them. For some it’s taking away the phone, TV or computer, but grounding them from the youth ministry confuses me. Grounding [...]
Here are this week’s X2J Top 5 Pick’s (01/25/2011)
5. 11 Questions Church Leaders Should be Asking – Tony Morgan
4. Benchpress and the Bible: What the Gym Can Teach Us About Discipling Students – YM360 (Andy Blanks)
3. 10 Reasons Why Every Youth Worker Needs a Mentor – Tim Schmoyer
2. [...]
A few years ago I wrote a 3 week bible study series called Sharing Christ Through Social Media for Life in Student Ministries. As a quick blog post for today we’re offering here at X2J as a free resource.
When I think about the holiday season, I think of stress and busyness. Our schedules are packed with good things, yet a bunch of good things piled on top of one another creates a busy mess. I mean really think about your schedule this month….winter sport season begins, winter band and chorus concerts, exams to [...]
Here are this week’s X2J Top 5 Pick’s (12/14/2010)
Starting this week we’ll be posting “X2J Top 5 Pick – Ministry Blog’s this Week.”
5. Two Tensions A Leader Must Manage – Perry Noble
4. Your Best and Worst Life Now – Derwin Gray
3. Should Vision be Top-Down or Grassroots? - [...]
X2J Founder Brian Ford
My name is Brian Ford. I'm a husband to my beautiful wife Kim, Student Ministries Pastor at Agape Christian Church & founder of Xposed2Jesus. Be sure to check out the X2J Crew. They are an amazing team!
