On Saturday, October 15, 2011 High Impact Teens will host the Man Up Conference at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is the fourth time the event has been held at the MCJDC and it is shaping up to be the best one ever. Speakers include: Hunter Smith, former punter for [...]

Last November Darrin Gray of All Pro Dad approached me about a very exciting project. Darrin and Hunter Smith had been discussing the prospect of writing a book and they invited me to become a partner in the project. The book is titled, “The Jersey Effect” and is an inside look at “Uncovering the Truth [...]

Richard sent a letter to me several years ago. I was a youth pastor in South Bend, Indiana and  one day I grabbed my office mail and saw an unusual letter in the stack. The envelope had certain “disclaimers” printed on it from the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. Not the kind of thing [...]

One day while serving as a full-time youth pastor I decided to survey my youth group to find out how many of them read their Bibles outside of church. I was curious to know if our teens were reading the Bible during the week and if they were, how often did they read it? Our [...]

Imagine opening up the Bible and explaining to a room full of 13-15 year old boys what this book is all about. Imagine taking that conversation a step further and teaching those same young men how to read the Bible and understand it. Imagine answering their questions. Questions about the meanings of words and phrases. [...]

High Impact Prayer Emphasis This Week This week I am asking my friends to commit to spending a moment each day from Monday through Friday, praying for the teens I minister to. So many of these youth have great needs and are responding to God’s voice in their life. We need to pray for them [...]