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John Spooner, Youth Pastor, Pure Heart Church: Counting Down the Top Ministry Trends within 2025 through the Lens of Youth Ministry (Part One)

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Lifeway Research, the marketing and data arm of Lifeway Publishers, has just published what they have identified as the top trends - both good and bad - in ministry within 2025.

The list is very interesting but it becomes even more interesting when we consider it through the eyes of one of the valley's most dominant youth pastors, John Spooner from Pure Heart Church. John, who married Samantha, a NCS alum, is spearheading both Junior High and Senior High at a church that works exceptionally…

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