Ronald Long's Blog, page 2
April 17, 2015
Middle School Gatherings Part One
What do middle school gatherings at Wayside Chapel look like? Part One of Three
March 16, 2015
We All Have Super Powers
We all have super powers! Your words can change a student’s outlook on their entire week! Proverbs18:21“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” How can you use your words to build up five students right now? Text five students an encouraging Bible verse […]
January 13, 2015
Appearance VS Reality and Student Ministry
Things aren't always as they seem.
January 9, 2015
Who Is God?
What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.
A.W. Tower
A.W. Tower
November 18, 2014
Snapcash is a thing. So talk about it.
I have high hopes for the students I get the privilege of ministering to. I really do. Routinely I watch them serve in amazing ways all over our church campus on a Sunday morning: in our coffee shop, in the nursery, in the parking lot, and even running the projection program, lights and sound in […]
October 15, 2014
Selfie: Three Week Student Series
I just uploaded a new series I did last year to my “Lessons” page. It’s free, so feel free to use it, change it up, and make it apply to your ministry! Click the picture to get the dropbox folder! Series Overview: Selfies are pictures taken of yourself, generally using a phone camera and then […]
July 29, 2014
Go Again
Then the Lord said to me, “Go again; show love to a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, just as the Lord loves the Israelites though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.” Hosea 3:1 I’m finishing up a small group guide to Hosea and I’m just blown […]
July 3, 2014
Student Ministry and Divorce: Get the story
Your students have stories about what happened to their family. They can tell you why mom and dad split up. They can tell you how weird it is living with a new brother or sister. They can tell you how they hate living out of a suitcase. What you could easily do is go about […]
July 1, 2014
Student Ministry #fail – Warm Bodies
Maybe you’ve heard the expression that all some volunteers need to be is a warm body? Aka, someone who is actually alive. There was a time in my ministry where I would have taken someone with a moderately lukewarm body. I’ve never been really awesome at seeking out volunteers. I love it when I have […]
June 30, 2014
Student Ministry and Divorce: The Dropping Divorce Rate
Let’s get some things settled on this topic pretty quickly. First, the divorce rate in America is not 50%. That’s an urban myth. Most people come by that stat by looking at the numbers and misreading what they mean. For example: in 1990 there were 2,443,000 marriages and 1,182,000 divorces[i]. A little math on my […]
