It’s summer time, which for a teacher means a much needed break from hellion students and grading. There are many overlapping conversations at the cafe I frequent and one that has stood out is between three people talking about their summer plans. One person said that he is going on a mission trip. The announcement […]
Are Short-Term Mission Trips Ethical? Are They Even Useful? Read More ยป
I stumbled across your blog a month or 2 ago and have been unable to stop reading it since. I was never an intern, I was asked to be on staff of the internship but declined because I witnessed the burnout and dysfunction that was rampant (even after several different times I heard TM was
Nancy’s Story: I was a Global Expeditions Team Leader & Project Director Read More ยป
Before you read my story, I want to make it clear where I am coming from. I am now inches away from being atheist. I have a deep hatred for religion (if there is a god who cared, I think that they would feel the same way), I feel that religion has done more
I never went to the Honor Academy. I prayed and God quickly killed the idea in my mind because he already knew I dealt so much with a guilty conscience and HA would only make that worse. (Actually that feeling was finally helped when I read To Kill a Mockingbird and in the story Scout
Gabrielle’s Story Read More ยป
In February, we discussed a short clip from Teen Mania’s chapel service where interns were told that every single one of them is called to foreign missions. It wasn’t until recently that I took the time to listen to this entire message by Teen Mania’s head of Global Expeditions, Emmie Harper: While it is certainly
Teen Mania Wants You to be a Martyr (Preferably in the Middle East) Read More ยป
(Moderator’s Note: A Teen Mania alumnus recently posted his story. It’s quite long so I’ve summarized the main points. Everything in italics is a direct quote. Even though the following story is about a mission trip, it is very pertinent to the Honor Academy. Read all the way through and you will see why…This is
The Honor Academy recently posted this video recapping a recent chapel service preached by Emmie Harper, long time staffer at Teen Mania who now serves as Director of Operations for Global Expeditions (the missions department of Teen Mania). With regards to foreign missions, Emmie says: 00:54 – We’re not sending enough people. If you ask
You Should Probably Be on the Mission Field Read More ยป
I found your site and I’ve spent the better part of 5 hours reading it, with breaks only to take care of my newborn. My heart is hurting and my brain is just spinning. For years I’ve felt invalidated by my feelings concerning this “ministry” and all that goes with it. Only in the last
I, like so many others, was introduced to Teen Mania at an ATF. I went on my first Global Expeditions Mission Trip the following summer to Russia (’93), I was 13. For the first time I felt like I had a place were I just fit in. In many ways TM became my family. I
Kate’s Story: Part 1 Read More ยป
I attended ATFs in Denver since 1996. The first time I went to ATF it was amazing, the preaching, the music, it was so wonderful. I wondered how someone could ever be that kind of Christian. I grew up in a Southern Baptist background. I went every year waiting until I could attend the HA.
Mark’s Story: Part 1 Read More ยป
A few weeks ago I asked people to send in stories about their experiences with the health & safety conditions at Teen Mania. I haven’t posted many yet because I literally have SO much to post about that they’ve kind of been put at the bottom of the pile. One of my readers, Liz (also
Roughing It For Jesus or Unnecessary Deprivation? Read More ยป
Hi, my name is Danielle (not her real name) and I’ve never been to the Honor Academy, but I went on a GE trip this summer and I think I got a pretty good taste of what Teen Mania is all about. Even in the short time I was affiliated with Teen Mania Ministries, I
