If dating makes you less like Jesus…you might be a fan. Harsh? Maybe. Truth? Yes. Will this article upset someone? Probably. These last couple weeks our church started teaching a series called “Not A Fan.” Everything from our Sunday worship service, to our weekly connect groups, to even our student ministry is going through this …
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In my last 3 years as a youth pastor- I would say the number 1 killer of revival in the students heart’s would be getting into a relationship with the opposite sex, second to that would be the strong desire to be in one. Let me say this first- I don’t want to sound like …
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We’ve decided to close out this year by sharing with you the top five posts from 2011. 1. Distractions: For Girls Only! – Why do we crave boys attention? - Janel Weyant 2. Everything is Different…Everything is the Same - Brian Ford 3. “She’s grounded from coming to the youth ministry” WHAT?! - Brian Ford 4. Distractions: Summertime Apathy - John Curiale 5. Girl …
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Last week a simple glance at my Facebook news feed gave me a headache from what seemed to be an endless amount of drama and/ or trouble from people who seem to enjoy and feed off of it. At times I just want to vomit from all the narcissistic nagging, the whoah-is-me pity partiers, and the …
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What if we let Jesus out of the box we keep him in? What if we let our friends see Jesus through us? What if we shared how Jesus changed our lives to the teens at our lunch table or better yet if we shared his life changing effect with our family? Remember when we …
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Finding time and finding your way can be a little stressful wherever you are in life right now. I started college in August and am going part time and working part time. To say the least my life has been very busy. For the first few weeks all my mind could comprehend was school, work, …
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In this article Jaret Alvis picks up where we left off with our series; “Get Real.” It’s time to be real, honest and open. It’s time to be YOU! I was there looking into their eyes, several teens were down praying to Christ. Tears filled their eyes and mine. The thoughts raced through mind why …
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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 …
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“I feel so alone. God must be mad at me.” This is a phrase I hear all too often from students as I travel speaking at camps, retreats, and youth events. It’s a phrase usually followed by a conversation with a student sharing a struggle with a particular sin. “I’ve been cutting and my parents …
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To be honest this article was even harder for me to write than the one about clothing, so here it goes… Modesty in speech and conduct is about being gentle and kind, humble and decent; Christ-like. “That’s what she said!” This famous line gets everyone laughing. If you never heard this phrase you’re lucky. It’s …
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In our latest video Brian and Janel share with the Impact students from Agape’ Christian Church the negative affects of gossip in our lives.
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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 training and equipping students to …
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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!
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