Posted in Humor on January 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There is much to be said about the future of youth ministry from a philosophical standpoint, but what about the games? Isn’t that the true heart and soul of youth ministry? (Wink, wink.) I think our brothers and sisters to the East have much to contribute to that conversation.
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Posted in Culture on January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not one that gets too excited about the debates over creation, evolution, and intelligent design, but the new documentary “Expelled” looks very interesting to me. Ben Stein (“Beuller? Bueller?”) takes a look at the ostricizing of those in the scientific community that aren’t towing the line when it comes to neo-Darwinism. This is obviously [...]
Posted in Reflections, tagged good stuff, inspiration on January 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Student ministry requires a great deal of creativity and passion. It’s not something you just show up and do. I spend countless hours thinking through the nuances of what I do and how it will impact those I’m called to work with. I’m hopeful that for every moment our group spends together playing games or [...]
Posted in Youth Ministry on January 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I linked to this article in my del.icio.us panel in the sidebar, but I wanted to make sure those of you interested in the future of youth ministry read the article.
“The Future of Youth Ministry – Consumers or Servants?” by Grahame Knox
Posted in Youth Ministry, tagged justice, mission trips, service, Youth Ministry on January 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Matt Cleaver started an interesting discussion about the validity of youth mission trips. Most trips involve a group of students traveling to some distant locale with the intention of sharing the Gospel through some type of service activity. They will immerse themselves in a culture or community unlike their own for a week or two at a time [...]
Posted in Church, Humor on January 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
ChristianityToday.com posted a poll on their website asking which website most readers visit to read religious satire. I voted (for The Wittenburg Door with The Daily Show coming in a close second) and was surprised to see that 46% of voters responded by saying “I don’t read satire.” I can imagine that most people wouldn’t visit these [...]
Posted in Grab Bag, tagged Grab Bag, student ministry on January 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Brian offers some artistic approaches to prayer with youth.
Josh introduces the idea of teaching the Examen to students.
Marko shares some interesting information about the relationship between self-perception and weight gain among teenage girls.
Anastasia Goodstein offers some good digital technology advice for teens about “When to Turn It Off”.
Posted in Reflections on January 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m currently reading a book entitled The Godbearing Life: The Art of Soul Tending for Youth Ministry by Kenda Creasy Dean and Ron Foster. The book has been sitting on my shelf for some time, but I’m glad to be reading it finally. The book begins with some thoughts on incarnational ministry (focusing [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve blogged some over the past year with little direction and just about as much success in terms of garnering a consistent readership. This is a new attempt for me to focus my thoughts on a particular subject and maintain a discipline of putting those thoughts into words. There are a lot of good student [...]
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