Youth Sunday 2008 is in the books. I was extremely proud of our student participants. We also had two adults give testimonies about their experiences as youth growing up in our church. My first “sermon” was brief and ended up going a different direction that I had originally planned, but I guess that’s part of [...]
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Youth Sunday Goeth
Posted in Church, Reflections, tagged Youth Sunday on March 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Inspiration
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 [...]
On the Incarnation
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 [...]