The Blog

The Only Way Is Through

The athletic wear company Under Armour started a major ad campaign this year with the message The Only Way Is Through. I love it.   So many people give up because the going gets hard. Athletes like Stephen Curry, Michael Phelps, and Tom Brady are here to tell you to keep pressing on because The […]

True Comfort

I love things that are comfortable. I’m talking sweatpants, those huge two-person fleece blankets, and definitely not high heels. (TeenPact really helped solidify my opinion on this last one!) I also love the comfort of routine, the familiar sound of my favorite songs playing, and calling my mom when I’m out of town. Comfort is […]

Static

If you’re like me, you tend to pick up your smartphone without thinking about it. Whether you’re checking texts, social media notifications, or searching the web, your phone is always on you or close at hand.    Have you ever misplaced it or left it behind? It can be strangely disorienting to not have your […]

Prepare Your Heart for National Convention 2019

הַלְלוּיָהּ   We were made. We have a Maker. So, why, why did this Maker make you and I?   Our journey takes us back to the ancient Hebrew Scriptures. It is here we first learn about our Maker. His name is יהוה from which we get the English spelling Yahweh or in shortened form, […]

Count Me In

The following is written by TeenPact graduate Fuzz Thomson of New Mexico. After attending as a student, Fuzz served as a staffer, Traveling Intern, and Program Director (2009). When my mom, Wendy Thomson (TeenPact New Mexico’s State Coordinator since before New Mexico was a state… basically), told me and my siblings about the #alumnimatch, it immediately […]

Alumni Events 2019

    Are you ready to go deeper?   Join TeenPacters from around the nation at one of our 2019 Alumni Events. Intentional discipleship, hands-on learning, and challenging, new experiences will inspire and equip you as a leader. You’ll find all your favorite aspects of TeenPact – passionate worship, friendships to last a lifetime, incredible […]

Together on a Team

Happy New Year!   January 2019 is upon us, and at TeenPact that means we become laser focused on Intern Training, Staff Training, and the 2019 State Class season.     YOU NEED A TEAM One key focus of the TeenPact ministry is on the concept of teamwork. Teamwork is not simply a concept that […]

A Year in Review

Garbage?

This post was written by TeenPact Student Body Vice President Toby DeMoss of Pennsylvania.       Dearest Friends,   Six months ago I was standing in front of nearly one-thousand of you, shoulder to shoulder with my wonderful friend and running-mate, Carissa Gould.   What a journey it was, and oh, what a grand […]

Who is this kid?

Who is this kid and what has happened to my son?   Discovering that no TeenPact State Class was available in the state of Arkansas was a blow to our son, Mitchell. Moving to a new state was challenging enough, but no TeenPact? What even….   That year, 1999, Mitchell asked Mr. Echols if he could […]

Without a Limit

This post was written by TeenPact Student Body Representative Skylar Babin of Florida.   Dear World Changers,   Recently, I was invited to a film festival called “Mountainfilm Fest”. It sounded pretty neat! I really enjoy cinematography, acting, and anything that gives people a platform to positively influence others, so I was curious to see […]

Making the Difference

At TeenPact, we teach a different kind of leadership. This leadership is counter-intuitive and counter-cultural. In short, Jesus doesn’t just call us to be leaders but to be servant leaders. “For even the Son of Man,” he taught his disciples, “came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a […]

Stand Fast. Run Well.

This post was written by TeenPact Student Body Representative John Clayton of Texas.   Last May, I was elected as your Representative of the TeenPact Nation, and I am honored and blessed to be in this position. I never knew that my own slogan of #StandFastRunWell would apply so much to my own life and […]

Celebrating 25

Twenty-five years of changing lives to change the world! This is more than a slogan, a vision statement or a tagline – it is the legacy of TeenPact Leadership Schools as we look forward to the 2019 State Class season. What started in 1994 as a single class of 18 students in the Georgia State […]

Worthy

This post was written by TeenPact Student Body Senator Hannah Freeland of Tennessee.   Back at the beginning of this year, I had the incredible opportunity to share my message of “WORTHY” with the TeenPact Nation. But I didn’t get to share everything I wanted to say – a minute and a half on stage […]

The Magnitude of Mercy

This post was written by TeenPact Student Body Senator Joel Myers of Nebraska.   This is not the story I wanted to tell.   When I began to write this post, I thought I knew exactly what I was supposed to share. I thought I had a message that was not only worth spreading but […]