In this Video Blog, you’ll see Mike’s conversation with Jaqueline Cleland. Mike hears all about how a simple desire to get teens in community using their favourite video game turns into one of the deepest dives into Biblical History a youth group has ever done. This conversation reminds us all that not only can God use anything to draw us closer to Him, but we need to make sure we don’t put ministry in a box or make assumptions about how effective something can be.

Student ministry is known for wild and crazy antics, but student leaders deal with a lot more than errant dodgeballs or wondering how many pancakes a kid can eat on a retreat before he gets sick. By the way, the answer to that one is 23 – and I know that because I watched it happen.