The Story of Thrive Resources
Thrive Resources is a dream that has been at the heart of Mark and Melanie Hall since the earliest days of their ministry together.
Long before Mark Hall formed the Grammy Award-winning band, Casting Crowns, he had a vision to take what he was learning as a youth pastor and share it with other youth pastors throughout the area. In fact, Casting Crowns was originally formed as a ministry to youth ministries.
“The original purpose of Casting Crowns was to provide a model for how to do youth ministry” says Mark. “In the early days, we would go to a church and not only do a concert but also provide breakout sessions for the youth leaders and share some of the things we had learned through doing youth ministry.”
“Some churches have the luxury of a well-trained, full-time youth pastor,” Adds Melanie, “But most churches do not. Many of the youth leaders across the country are just regular parents with a heart for teens that have been asked by a pastor to serve. They have the passion, they have the heart, but, they have no clue what to do. Those are the people we have always wanted to help.”
Casting Crowns continues to be an inspiration to youth leaders across the country with the band holding special meet and greet sessions for youth leaders at every concert they perform. But, Mark and Mel wanted to do something more than inspire – they wanted to provide a much deeper level of training and support.
Thrive Resources was formed by Mark and Mel in late 2015 for the purpose of providing that support through videos, seminars, blogs, curriculum and other support materials, all provided free-of-charge to volunteer and part-time youth leaders around the world.
