Tag Archives: KTL

Sep 7 2009

KTL: Training Leaders in Fall 2009

ministry teams - ktlFree file for youth pastors:
KTL FALL 2009 Application

KTL Fall 2009 Schedule

God made it ridiculously clear when He first led me here to start this KTL ministry.  When I first came there were 3 guys called into pastoral ministry, but there was no ministry seriously equipping them.  So, Spring of 08 God had us start our first KTL semester.  It was a semester of training our called guys on how to preach and teach the Scriptures in a Christ-centered way.  We ended up with about 6 guys that semester in the class.  The next semester, I invited two guys from every grade (8th and up) to be a part of our KTL ministry focussed more on how to be a Christ-like leader.  Then in Spring 2009, we had about 10 – 11 guys who went through the preaching KTL ministry course.

Now, we are in the Fall 2009 KTL Ministry course, and we’re doing things a little different.  Continue reading →

May 22 2009

More KTL First Timers: Students’ First Sermons

ministry teams - ktlFree files for youth pastors:

Ryan Deetman – sermon on Jephthah (mp3)

Austin Haataja – Sermon on Barak (mp3)

Here’s the skinny on Ryan and Austin…senior and seventh grader who are already both awesome preacher’s of God’s Word! Continue reading →

May 14 2009

KTL First Timers: Students’ First Sermons

ministry teams - ktlFree mp3′s of Student’s Sermons:

David Munoz’s sermon on Deborah and Barak (mp3)

Michael Harris’ sermon on Samson and Repentance (mp3)

KTL is our team of 11 guy students in our ministry who either believe they are called to the ministry and desire training, or they are not sure if God has called them to ministry but they desire to be trained in the meantime.  Out of the 11 guys, we had 4 (2 seniors and 2 juniors) who had the opportunity to preach through Judges in April for the entire student ministry.  The other 7 are getting their opportunity to preach to the KTL Team over the month of May.

The students I’m highlighting this week who got to preach this last Sunday evening for our KTL Team was David Munoz (freshman) and Michael Harris (8th grader). Continue reading →

Apr 13 2009

Secret Church: Six Hours of Sermons?

secret-church

You heard me right.  This last Friday, I took my KTL ministry to “Secret Church” at The Church At Brookhills in Birmingham, AL this past Friday night for Good Friday.  What is so cool about 4 middle schoolers, 6 high schoolers, a college student, a youth pastor, and one cool dad enjoying an evening together?  “Secret Church” is a one-night conference held from 6pm – midnight where the pastor preaches 4 sessions for somewhere over an hour each.  This pastor is the man, the myth, the legend…Dr. David Platt.  He’s totally one of my favorite pastors.  This cat is only 30 years old with more degrees than I have hair!  The dude, Dr. David, is super solid theologically, super engaging in his communication, and he just loves preaching on a super awesome God.  This particular Secret Church conference was specially on the cross.  That’s right, almost six full hours of preaching…just on the event in which we call the cross.  And that, my dear and gracious readers, is why its so amazing that we all enjoyed an evening together! Continue reading →

Apr 10 2009

KTL 2009 #10: Teaching Teens to Preach Christ – How to Preach Your Text

ktlFree files for youth pastors:

 10 – Communicate to Engage (mp3)

KTL is our ministry class for teenage guys who are either called into the ministry or who are heavily discerning God’s call on their life for ministry.  This is our 10th and final class session just before the 4 senior high students preach through their passages for the student ministry over the next 4 weeks.

This specific KTL session is on how to preach/communicate the text/sermon.  We’ve talked all the way through how to structure the sermon, but this is a crazy important section on communicating and preaching.  There are tons of brilliant guys out there who can study, write, and structure phenomenal sermons…but can they preach the sermons?  Preaching has so much to do with the way you communicate the text with proper emotion, authority, humor, etc.  So here ya go, a session how to communicate your text effectively.

Mar 30 2009

KTL 2009 #9: Teaching Teens to Preach Christ – How to Intro, Need, and Conclude Your Sermon

ktlYep, you guessed it.  There’s no article yet.  But there is an mp3 of the class session on how to use introductions, create a need for every person to listen, and how to conclude the sermon.  So listen up! 

09 – KTL – Intro. Need. Conclusion (mp3)

Mar 30 2009

KTL 2009 #8: Teaching Teens to Preach Christ – How to Illustrate Your Text

ktlArticle?  Not yet!  MP3?  Right here!  This is an mp3 of our class session of the students discussing what they’ve prepared so far, and me teaching them how to use illustrations in their sermon.

08 – KTL – Illustrate The Point

Mar 30 2009

KTL 2009 #7: Teaching Teens to Preach Christ – How to Apply Your Text to Life

ktlNo article yet, but its coming soon!  Here’s the mp3 of the prep work the students have done so far, and my session to them on how to apply their text to the lives of everyone listening to them preach.

07 – KTL – Apply To Life

Mar 30 2009

KTL 2009 #6: Teaching Teens to Preach Christ – How to Point to Christ in Your Text

ktlI haven’t had a chance to pump out the article on this KTL session yet, but here is the mp3 where the students discussed what they had prepared so far, and my teaching them on how to point to the person and work of Christ through their text!

06 – KTL – Point to Christ (mp3)

Mar 30 2009

KTL 2009 #5: Teaching Teens to Preach Christ – How to Preach the Truth of Your Text

ktlI don’t have the article even close to being done yet, but here is the mp3 of our meeting together.  It was great session where our students shared what they have prepared so far in their sermons, and then I taught them to to preach the truth of the text they were planning on preaching.

05 – KTL – Preach the Truth (mp3)