Checkpoints: A Tactical Guide to Manhood - Paperback

by Brian Mills (Author), Nathan Wagnon (Author)

Society today rejects the idea of absolute truth and is openly hostile toward God. For boys who want to be more like Christ, going through adolescence in this culture is like crossing a minefield without a map. They need parents and youth workers to engage with them early and equip them with the skills needed to thrive. Checkpoints plots a course through this enemy territory that not only steers young men toward godliness but also explains how to avoid potential pitfalls. Checkpoints honestly talks about the core issues boys face, opening a vital dialogue between fathers and sons, pastors and students. Key takeaways:

• Created by student pastors with 20+ years in ministry
• 8 lessons
• Written in a devotional style
• Guys spend just 15 minutes each day to prepare them for their small group time.

Back Jacket

We live in a society that rejects the idea of absolute truth and is openly hostile toward God. For young men who want to become more like Christ, going through adolescence in this culture can be like crossing a minefield.
Written in a fifteen-minutes-per-day devotion style, Checkpoints plots a course that will challenge you to recognize, resist, and carefully avoid the snares and ambushes set by the Enemy. You can use this biblically based eight-week guide on your own or with a group of other guys who may be experiencing the same things you are, such as isolation, addiction, fear, and anger.
Learn practical strategies to ground you in truth, grow your faith, and help you develop into a man who walks with God daily.
Discussion and application questions are included each week for personal reflection and to help facilitate a group dialogue.

Author Biography

Brian Mills graduated from Ouachita Baptist University and is currently the youth pastor at Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville, Tennessee, where he oversees all their student ministry campuses. Brian is passionate about seeing students saved, baptized, and growing in their faith. He is married to Jennifer and has two amazing kids, McKenna and Parker.
Nathan Wagnon received his ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary and has been actively involved in generational discipleship and leadership training for more than a decade. He is an active-duty infantry officer assigned to the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado. Nathan and his wife, Margaret, serve at Woodmen Valley Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.