Greg Stier

• 08/27/2010

  Awkward Is Awesome

  I’ve had awkward moments as a pastor. I’ve had them as a counselor. I’ve had them as a traveling evangelist.
• 08/13/2010

  Why Teenagers?

  Why would I resign from what many consider to be the most powerful position in a church (“the pastor”) to pursue highly distracted and super twitchy teens?

  Tags Youth
• 07/30/2010

  Why I Hate Evangelism

  Evangelism forces me to decide whether or not I believe in Jesus enough to tell someone else that he is the only way into God’s favor.
• 06/28/2010

  Mini Teenagers and Macro Perspectives

  Too many times in too many churches kids aren’t taken seriously. They are cute distractions that can only absorb the most basic of Bible stories.
• 06/22/2010

  The God of 'Un'

  Remember the old 7up commericals? They billed their clear soft drink in a green can as “the un-cola.” I love the idea of “un”. Why? Because, while we don’t serve an “un-God”
• 06/18/2010

  Holy Hatred

  Every Christian needs something to hate. If sin and Satan don’t top that list I don’t know what does.
• 06/11/2010

  The Transformational Power of Evangelism

  There is no single act in the Christian life that will trigger spiritual maturity in the life of a teenager more quickly and completely than evangelism.
• 06/09/2010

  The Preacher Dare

  So what’s the preacher dare for all you preachers out there? To preach the Word! Don’t preach around the Word or about the Word, preach the Word.
• 05/27/2010

  Prayer that Works

  You may be thinking “Well, we as believers are righteous through Christ so I guess all of our prayers are effective, right?” Wrong!
• 05/13/2010

  The Power of Potholes in Ministry

  Youth ministry has potholes too. For some these potholes are apathetic teenagers who shoot "rolling eyes and heavy sighs" our way when we try to make a spiritual point.
• 05/07/2010

  10 Ways NOT to Share Your Faith

  Stand on the corner and scream "REPENT!" at others. If it didn't work for Jeremiah the prophet, it won't work for you.

  Tags Evangelism
• 04/29/2010

  Driving Without a Windshield

  Can you see where you are headed? Do you have an ultimate youth ministry destination you are driving toward? Or are you flapping in the wind?

  Tags Youth
• 04/23/2010

  Survival City

  Many youth leaders have acquiesced to the seemingly inescapable reality that the average Christian teenager won’t make it spiritually through college without trashing their Christianity, so they have settled for survival.

  Tags Youth Evangelism
• 04/18/2010

  Resurrecting the 'E' Word

  When I use the word “evangelism” what is the first thing that comes to your mind?
• 04/07/2010

  Gracephobia

  Gracephobia is alive and well and it demonstrates itself in the adding of human effort as a pre-requisite to genuine conversion.