The Launch Mission

I remember the day I stood over the washer and dryer in my childhood home as my mother taught me how to wash my own clothes. This was not a skill that I had needed to learn prior to going to college, so I started laundry lessons a few weeks…

Today on The Launch Mission Podcast, we will introduce the second part of the Freedom Permit: Life Management. Life Management is defined as preparing to manage all of the aspects of your life that was previously managed or co-managed by a parents & other adult. This includes everything from time…

Here are a few questions to help you think about making this senior year special for your senior and your family   How can you celebrate the major holidays this year in a special way as this will be the last year that your child will be a high school…

Life is made up of a series of seasons with transitional periods in between. How we handle one life transition will effect the next one as well.   For the majority of high school graduates, this is the first major life transition, or at least the first one they will…

Everyone remembers being a young high school student and looking up to the seniors of that day with respect and honor. Or, possibly, some might even recall looking at them and thinking that they aren’t doing anything impressive. The senior class should be the leaders of the school, setting an…

This week’s Podcast episode features a youth ministry roundtable discussion featuring three student ministry leaders talking about the importance of staying connected during this last year of high school. Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-launch-mission-podcast/id1677806999 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/4idjJJooUzWyJ1LONU35Jw Google Podcasts – https://podcastsmanager.google.com/show?show=show%3A4hNZQ8gazTpZA6v9oMNypA Amazon Music – https://podcasters.amazon.com/podcasts/4be2f418-75bd-43e0-9cee-5d36db7630d3 Tommy McGregor

How would you describe your child’s spiritual level of maturity over the past few years?   What have been some of the main factors to the growth or lack of growth that you have noticed in your child?   How do you see that maturity level changing over to next…

The struggles that a teenager faces during this transition is not a college-cultural problem, but rather a discipleship issue. Though it is true that many older teens wander through this next stage of life as they get caught up in a worldly lifestyle, but that goes back to the point…

Three Crucial Conversations: Lastly, these three conversations with your child will help them be even more prepared spiritually to step into the freedoms and unknowns of college life.   Developing a Personal Mission Statement – Let them know that a personal mission statement is a statement of values, priorities, and…

One of the biggest factors that I have seen in students who struggle with the transition from high school to college is that they are what the apostle Paul called “infants” in Christ (1 Corinthians 3:1). Even if they grew up in church, many students are still feeding on milk,…