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Decision Making: Questions To Ask In Order To Make Wise Decisions
Posted on January 24, 2010 | No CommentsDecision Making: Questions To Ask In Order To Make Wise Decisions 1. Consider these principles for making wise decisions. 2. Will It Please God? 3. Will It Please My Parents 4. What Would Jesus Do? 5. What Would My Parents Do? 6. Is It Biblical?... -
Knowing The Will of God
Posted on January 24, 2010 | No CommentsKnowing the Will of God Four Misconceptions About God’s Will • God’s will is only for the young. • God’s will cannot be found. • God’s will must lead to misery. • God’s will is general and not specific. 1. You Must Be Willing to... -
Let Us Rise Up And Build – Revival Conference at the Detention Center
Posted on December 14, 2009 | No CommentsEveryone needs to be “revived” once in a while and the youth served by High Impact Teens certainly need to hear the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. The Chaplain team of the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center worked with key staff members to plan the... -
High Impact Teens partners with the Snowball Express and American Airlines
Posted on December 13, 2009 | 1 CommentOn December 9, 2009, High Impact Teens was invited to be a sponsor of the Snowball Express! The Snowball Express provides support to our families of fallen military heroes and it was a real honor to participate in this event at the Indianapolis airport. Imagine... -
I’m Not Believing This
Posted on November 14, 2009 | No CommentsSometimes the youth I minister are so hardened by the circumstances of their life you wonder if you can reach them. It is amazing how many times I see God soften that hardness. Last week, one of the guys in my Bible study didn’t want... -
10 + 1 + 10 More Saved In October
Posted on November 14, 2009 | No CommentsDuring the month of October I had the privilege of being the speaker at Camp Chetek in Chetek, WI for their TRUTH Retreat. A teenage girl was saved that weekend and ten more teens were saved in one youth group after they went back home.... -
From No Hope To Happiness
Posted on November 14, 2009 | No CommentsLast week at the end of my Bible study at a detention center, a staff member came to escort me out of the building. While walking down the hallway he simply said, “Ken, you and the guys you bring with you are making a big... -
I Didn’t Believe In God or the Bible. Now I Do.
Posted on September 8, 2009 | 1 CommentI Didn’t Believe In God or the Bible. Now I Do. I returned to the detention center the other day to meet with a teenage boy who came to me and asked me to come back to meet with him one on one. He said,... -
Why I Want A Mentor
Posted on August 11, 2009 | No CommentsRecently I asked a group of teenage boys I work with at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center to write a paragraph on the topic, “Why I Would Like To Have A Mentor In My Life.” Following are some of their answers. -
Ghana Youth Project – Update
Posted on July 27, 2009 | No CommentsThanks to generous donations we were able to ship our High Impact Teen Devotional journals to a youth ministry in Ghana West Africa. The next step is to publish a tract written by one of the African teens that won a tract-writing contest connected with... -
Man Up! Bible Study
Posted on July 27, 2009 | No CommentsMy regular Bible study called “Man Up” focuses on topics that relate to developing in to the man God intended us to be. This month the guys have been especially responsive to the study. In a meeting last week 100% of the guys indicated they... -
Fruit That Remains
Posted on July 27, 2009 | No CommentsThe phone rang a couple weeks ago on a Sunday afternoon. “Hey Ken, how you doin’?” I knew exactly who it was. *Terry and I really connected several months ago. He was detained at the Indianapolis detention center for months and is now in another... -
Taking the Message To Ghana, West Africa
Posted on June 29, 2009 | No CommentsFirst of all, I am still in Indianapolis, Indiana. Just in case you are wondering! Last week I received a phone call from Fredrick Kearney, missionary serving in Ghana West Africa. He wasn’t really sure how it happened, but one of my High Impact Teen... -
Joshua Goodling Shares His Incredible Life Story and Eight Youth Accept Christ
Posted on June 26, 2009 | No CommentsLast week, my good friend Joshua Goodling came to Indianapolis from Atlanta, GA. Joshua and I have been friends since meeting in college many years ago. I have always believed “everyone has a story” and the “Joshua Goodling story” is truly amazing. It’s because of... -
The Power of ONE. Your Invitation To Be on My Team
Posted on May 29, 2009 | No CommentsAfter serving in full-time church youth ministry for over twenty years, God moved in my heart during the spring of 2008 to follow His call in to a totally new ministry direction. He stirred my heart to go in to the inner city of Indianapolis...