Dear Youth Minister, Yesterday I sent you a letter and we said that motives mean everything. Today I want to talk to you about the ministry itself. Perhaps the most important aspect of ministry is people not programs. Every where you go you see a youth ministry doing this new “fad” where they have a… [Read more…]
February 20, 2012
I am going to start a new series on this blog with the intent of trying to give wisdom to a young youth minister. It seems there is a lot of advice-giving that is easily accessible with blogs, podcasts, and waves of books and articles. I would like to offer my take on what I… [Read more…]
January 27, 2012
I got the opportunity to interview Jim Burns who is the President of Homeword. “HomeWord seeks to advance the work of God in the world by educating, equipping, and encouraging parents and churches to build God-honoring families from generation to generation.” Jim is a three time Gold Medallion Award winning author and has written books… [Read more…]
January 25, 2012
I absolutely loved Missional Youth Ministry by Brian Kirk and Jacob Thorne. Brian and Jacob are mega-bloggers for the amazing blog, Rethinking Youth Ministry. The book was well-needed for my ministry context and I gained a lot of principles to think, chew and meditate on as I continue ministry here in Springfield. I must say,… [Read more…]
January 24, 2012
Wrote this in my journal this morning: God slapped me across the face this morning in my reading. Read through all of the allotments the tribes received from capturing the land in Joshua 16-20. Something I read and made a note on in my bible years ago was the allotment given to Joshua only after… [Read more…]
January 23, 2012
Please read the first and second posts in this series to get a grasp of what this series is all about. This is the last installment in the series and I would like to offer some positive things that have come from youth ministry being so popular. These are in no particular order: RESOURCES: No… [Read more…]
January 19, 2012
Read my first post here. I don’t think Youth Ministry (YM for now on) as sexy is necessarily a bad thing but bad things have risen from it. I like to call it the American Idol Effect or simply, AIE. AIE can be defined as the belief that someone actually has talent and can sing… [Read more…]
January 18, 2012
Please understand how I am using the word “sexy” and don’t misinterpret what I am saying. Sexy has many definitions but the way I wish to use it in this post is as follows: sex·y (sek-see] – interesting, exciting or trendy: a sexy project; a sexy new car (Dictionary.com). I have not done any hard… [Read more…]
January 13, 2012
You can read part 1 of this series by clicking here. No fancy introduction….on with the meat. When to Insource When you have “capable” people who are gifted for what your particular ministry needs. When you need something done but are crunched for money. When you want to help someone in the congregation have ownership… [Read more…]
January 12, 2012
While running this afternoon in the YMCA I was watching highlights from President Obama where he made some statement about firms insourcing in regards to creating jobs (I think) and I started thinking about youth ministry. Before we begin I want to define the terms of insourcing and outsourcing. Insource: the practice of subcontracting work… [Read more…]
February 21, 2012
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