Connections

Here are some the resources provided to you through Teen Challenge USA to assist you in resourcing, training and connecting your staff: Connections Magazine – Connections Online Magazine – You’re reading it now! Training E-Newsletter – sign up at staff.teenchallengeusa.com iTeenChallenge.org – Staff Training resources … [ read more ]

As we begin a new year I want to share with you a recent David Wilkerson devotional that is relevant to our Teen Challenge ministry. May we be reminded that our mission and strategy for life-transformation both in ourselves and in our students must completely rely on the power of … [ read more ]

Budget Your Discipleship Curriculum Do you just accept the classroom status quo or do you strategically plan your discipleship and budget so that you can work to properly fund that plan? A well thought out plan with solid supporting information is a useful tool that will … [ read more ]

Anxiety and worry! Emotions influence our behavior, our thoughts, and ultimately, our success. Negative emotions can stop us in our tracks. Research shows that negative emotions hinder us in many ways including our ability to think with mental clarity! Consider the following researchon worry and anxiety … [ read more ]

Got Vision? – It’s not just for directors! Vision. We often believe that the Executive Director is the only one that has or should have vision for the ministry. Another false assumption is that vision is only relegated for bigger or more. I would like … [ read more ]

In honor of Frank Reynolds’ 90th birthday, celebrated this past Sunday, I want to take the opportunity to share one more brief section from Frank’s book, Is there a God? (pp. 101-102). But God would continue to bring to my attention four simple lessons that had become … [ read more ]

Frank Reynolds, the father of the Teen Challenge discipleship program, celebrates his 90th birthday on September 11th. (If you’re interested in attending, please RSVP.) Frank is one of only a handful of people that I personally consider my hero. His faith, compassion, and vision — … [ read more ]

My dad passed away when he was only 58 years old. I was 38 at the time. The last months of his life I was wanting something from him, but I didn’t know what is was. When he found out he had cancer he started … [ read more ]

I have said many times that I grew more personally as a TC staff in one year than I did in four years of Bible college. We all must continue to develop and grow not only spiritually but in all areas of our lives. If … [ read more ]

A word of encouragement and a challenge! What are we about? What has God called us to d? It is about one thing! Romans 12:16 says it well: I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation … [ read more ]