Greg Stier

Greg Stier

Op-ed Contributor

Greg Stier is the Founder and President of Dare 2 Share Ministries International. He has impacted the lives of tens of thousands of Christian teenagers through Dare 2 Share events, motivating and mobilizing them to reach their generation for Christ. He is the author of eleven books and numerous resources, including Dare 2 Share: A Field Guide for Sharing Your Faith. For more information on Dare 2 Share and their upcoming conference tour and training resources, please visit www.dare2share.org.

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  • 5 ways preachers blow it during the invitation

    5 ways preachers blow it during the invitation

    We must make a case for Christ and the cross. We must, like Paul and Barnabas, speak “so effectively” that many believe. Yes, God is sovereign in evangelism, but our sovereign God uses humans as his instruments of redemption.

  • How I responded to my teen vaping, alcohol use and drug abuse?

    How I responded to my teen vaping, alcohol use and drug abuse?

    Jeremy came clean. I was glad for that. He hadn’t been caught. Nobody had turned him in. But, the Holy Spirit allowed him to be so convicted by his sins, he confessed them to me.

  • My prayer for the United States in 2022

    My prayer for the United States in 2022

    Raise up a new breed of pastor who sees youth ministry as strategic, who knows that teenagers come to Christ quicker and can spread the Gospel faster than adults, who will provide youth leaders with the backing and budget they need to reach the next generation for Jesus.

  • The one resolution you should make this year

    The one resolution you should make this year

    A work glove on its own does not actually do any work. The glove needs the hand to fill it and do the work through it. In the same way we need Jesus, through his Spirit, to fill us and do the work through us

  • If you miss teenagers, you miss the movement.

    If you miss teenagers, you miss the movement.

    Like wet cement, teenagers are easy to pour and shape. As long as the forms are set well, these teenagers can become the foundation for a Gospel Advancing movement.

  • 10 rock solid reasons you shouldn't quit youth ministry

    10 rock solid reasons you shouldn't quit youth ministry

    The amount of emotional, physical and spiritual energy it takes to keep up with teenagers, let alone disciple them, would leave most lead pastors breathless and frustrated. And, because youth leaders often don’t see an immediate payoff for all their hard work, the temptation is to move on to another more “glorious” position in the church (or out of it).

  • Helping your teens process the horrific mass shooting in Colorado

    Helping your teens process the horrific mass shooting in Colorado

    As a youth leader or parent it can be difficult to know how to help our teenagers process through something as tragic as a mass shooting, like the one that happened this week in Boulder, Colorado.

  • 4 surprisingly simple keys to effectively sharing the Gospel

    Sharing the Gospel is like flying an airplane. You want to take off smoothly, have a solid flight plan, know how to deal with emergency situations and then, of course, land safely.

  • The biggest threat to your youth ministry

    The biggest threat to your youth ministry

    What would you say is the biggest threat to your youth ministry?

  • The power of the Gospel and the potential of teens

    The power of the Gospel and the potential of teens

    If I were to choose a bumper sticker slogan for my life it would probably be “The power of the Gospel and the potential of teens.”