Barry, Author at InWord Resources

Youthworker Journal Roundtable on Teaching

July 8, 2015 By Barry

The current issue of Youthworker Journal (a great youth ministry mag that should be in your ministry quiver; I’d say that even if I wasn’t a regular contributor) is dedicated to the subject of teaching in youth ministry, more specifically, Bible teaching. This issue’s Roundtable features four youth ministry vets from … [Read more...]

Five Quick Tips for Personal Bible Study

July 8, 2015 By Barry

Does your personal Bible time needs some encouragement? Let these tips serve as a booster to spark some inspiration and motivation for the most important thing you can do in a day: listen to God through His Word. 1. Start a Quest Meaningful Bible study is hard to achieve with a casual or haphazard … [Read more...]

Millennials’ View of the Bible: Good News and Bad News

July 1, 2015 By Barry

The Barna Group completed a survey last fall of over 1,000 “millennials” (defining the group as age 18-30) on their view of the Bible. Given the attack on the Bible over the past few years, the results are actually encouraging with regard to believing Millennials (that’s the good news), but discouraging with regard to … [Read more...]

Knowledge vs. Obedience: Is Bible Study Making Me a Better Person?

June 23, 2015 By Barry

Consider this question as a thought exercise. Would a discipleship program be viable if it focused only on obedience? Suppose you collected 20 commands from the New Testament (maybe 10 external commands like “look after orphans and widows” and 10 internal commands such as “clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility…”) … [Read more...]

A Moment for Holy Wow

June 17, 2015 By Barry

Stop what you’re doing. Take 10 minutes to breathe in a verse of God’s Word, Ephesians 2:10. Consider it a personal flash mob devotional moment. There is some Wow to be had in this verse. First the whole verse, then we’ll step into it phrase-by-phrase. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus … [Read more...]

A Pop-Up Holy Wow Moment

June 16, 2015 By Barry

Stop what you’re doing. Take 10 minutes to breathe in Ephesians 2:10. Consider it a personal flash mob devotional moment. There is some Wow to be had in this verse. First the whole verse, then we’ll step into it phrase-by-phrase. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God … [Read more...]