Our special thanks to Junior High Pastor David Ake and his wife, Jamie, for sharing some relationship truth after a long season of summer busy-ness. The Challenge One of my greatest frustrations with my cell phone is hearing the recording “All circuits are busy.” The situation may begin with a mild annoyance, but it...
Podcast: Raising Boys to Be Christian Men, Part 3
In part three of our Parenting Pathway Podcast: Raising Boys to be Christian Men, Family Ministry Pastor Dave Carl continues his conversation with Associate Pastors Nathan Kocurek and David Ake about raising boys to be men in a culture where boys are seldom taught about manhood, using John Eldredge’s book The Way of the Wild...
Podcast: Raising Boys to be Christian Men, Part 2
In Part 2 of our Parenting Pathway Podcast: Raising Boys to be Christian Men, Family Ministry Pastor Dave Carl continues his conversation with Associate Pastors Nathan Kocurek and David Ake about raising boys to be men in a culture where boys are seldom taught about manhood. Using John Eldredge’s book The Way of the...
Podcast: Raising Boys to Be Christian Men, Part 1
Parenting Pathway Podcast is hosted by Pastor Dave Carl. A discussion about raising boys to be men in a world where men are not taught what that looks like. When David’s time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, “I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be...
What’s Going On In There…Understanding the Mind of Your Middle Schooler
I was standing by the door of an SUV, a new middle school minister, trying to reassure a dad twice my age that he did not have to worry, his precious daughter/princess would not be in any danger. You see, in our small junior high youth group, we had decided to go clean up...
There Is Nowhere Left to Hide
So my story goes something like this… I was a… pastor’s kid… missionary kid… The gold standard of what parents wanted their kids to be at church… A high school graduate at 16… Medical School Student at 19… I… Crashed and burned at 21… Worked hard to fix it all (ministry, career, marriage,...
Bullying 101: Recognizing and Helping A Victim
It is with much gratitude we thank David Ake, Associate Pastor of Junior High Ministries for writing this insightful article for Parentingpathway.org. We hope you find it incredibly beneficial as you approach this topic with your own children. For more resources, we invite you to join our Facebook group. Have you ever had a hero...
What’s a Teenage Son to Do? Summertime Parenting (Part 2 of 2)
Adventure is Out There! (Now if I could just find my keys… Ideas for connecting with your teen over Summer 2015) Take a deep breath, and picture it. The moment is just around the corner for many of us: The final bell rings, blaring over the radio or phone conversation in your car. Young...