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September 23, 2019August 24, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Notes From the Executive Director

A Time For Reflection

If no one asks a student about a significant experience in their life, they might assume it doesn’t matter and move on.
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November 16, 2017August 24, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Notes From the Executive Director

When you think about all the students who participate each summer, all the volunteers at each SERVE Site that plan the week and all the adult leaders that take the students on a SERVE week, it is clear that God really does use SERVE to make a...
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June 12, 2017September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Notes From the Executive Director

Pray Like it Depends on God

Would you pray for the participants to remain safe and in good health, for local churches to build lasting bridges to their communities, for spiritual growth and maturity of everyone involved and, most importantly, for Jesus Christ to be glorified through SERVE 2017?
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December 29, 2015April 1, 2020 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Notes From the Executive Director

The Battle is His

The following is an excerpt from our Winter 2016 magazine. To view the whole magazine, click here. I will never forget my first year of full-time youth ministry. It started in 1996, 20 years ago, with Youth For Christ! There were many first time experiences like leading...
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December 1, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Notes From the Executive Director

Join the Ripple

Most people can point to a moment of impact that changed their lives forever. That moment of impact is the moment people begin to live, interact, see the world and believe differently. It’s not uncommon for an individual’s moment of impact to form a ripple effect, and...
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September 9, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Notes From the Executive Director

Students | Churches | Faith-Forming Experiences

The following is an excerpt from the Youth Unlimited Fall Magazine. To read more, click here. Wow… where did that year go? With each passing year, I am forced to admit that my parents were right when they said, “the older you get the faster time flies”!...
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March 17, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Notes From the Executive Director

The Larger Story

43,750 – this number has a story to tell – actually many stories – but they are only the introduction to a much larger story. These stories include themes of sacrifice, selflessness, inspiration, life change, pain, understanding, discipleship, faith, friends, fun, brokenness, challenge and more. These stories...
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January 25, 2015September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Notes From the Executive Director

Thoughts For Your Ministry

In a recent issue of a Youth Ministry magazine, I read Ned Erickson’s description of a relational (youth ministry) economy… A round of Frisbee golf = a month of meetings A milkshake out = a month of meetings A day hike, camping trip or a weekend retreat...
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June 12, 2014September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Notes From the Executive Director

Dependence on God

Sold. Our house had sold! My family and I were looking forward to moving closer to church and school, but there was a problem. We were struggling to find a house that fit our needs (and wants). We walked out the door of our home for the...
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April 22, 2014September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Notes From the Executive Director

Who We Are in Christ

For more than a year the staff of Youth Unlimited prepared for this past summer. We prayed that students who attended a Youth Unlimited experience would come to understand that what we do grows out of who we are in Christ, and that being in Christ changes...
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March 29, 2014September 17, 2018 | by ThereforeGo Ministries In Notes From the Executive Director

Share Your Story

It was 4:00 PM, and I found myself sitting in the Arby’s on South Washington, my heart pounding, my hands shaky and my mouth dry as a cork. For the first time in my life I was inviting a student to begin a personal relationship with Jesus...
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