The following sermon was given yesterday. It is part of a larger series we are doing, but I think it makes sense. This was probably the shortest sermon I ever preached, but after I got finished writing it, I felt like there wasn’t anything else I needed to say. We tried recording it, but it […]
Luther Seminary: Free, Legit Resources
One thing I am convinced of is that the church needs to be working towards more truly open source styles of resourcing for ministry. Some will disagree, saying that is unsustainable, and that you have to pay people in order to get the best work. That might be true if the church was bound to […]
Rewriting the Lord’s Prayer?
I came across this the other day and wanted to see what kind of response it got. I’ll save my comments for later. For now, how about this rendition of the Lord’s Prayer: Our Mother who is within us we celebrate your many names. Your wisdom come. Your will be done, unfolding from the depths […]
Annual Ministry Job Reviews
Before too long, it will be time for annual reviews at my church. Usually these reviews are frustrating for me, not because I typically get poor reviews or are measured unfairly, but because I don’t think we’re asking constructive questions. Especially in youth ministry, annual reviews can turn into a “I want more lock-ins” campaign […]
Church History Youth Ministry Curriculum?
I’m currently taking a church history class for my seminary degree and remembering how much I love this topic. It’s not just interesting, but it shows where our theology came from, and as my professor says, “Church history is the history of the exposition of the scriptures.” Ever since I took church history during undergrad […]
Youth Ministry Degree Blog Day
Do you have an undergraduate degree in youth ministry? Are you currently in youth ministry? Would you like to share how you think your degree did and did not prepare you for “real life” ministry? Then Youth Ministry Degree Blog Day is for you. The fall is a prime time for people to do some […]
Linkworthy – 10/4/09
Youth Ministry Listening – a crucial practice in youth ministry. Great questions for mentoring guys. I want to check out that book as well. Are people called to youth ministry specifically or are they called to particular communities? Mike Kupferer thinks the former. I’m open to the latter. Open letters from Kevin Twombly to teenage […]
Reggie McNeal: Who is this for?
Reggie McNeal, in his book The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church describes a comment from a pastor after listening to McNeal speak. I think it is a great way to begin to help people understand the mission mindset: “From now on, when some idea comes up for something new to do at […]
My Wife is Going to Kenya
As some of you already know, my wife Alicia is currently a fourth year medical student at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, where she is studying to become an Emergency physician. One of her goals for her medical career is to do regular international medical mission trips to various countries around the world. Her […]
The Perfect Church Email Solution?
So, I thought this would be easy. I’m looking for a church email list management solution that I thought would be pretty simple. But apparently the features I want aren’t that easy to find. Here’s what I’m looking for: The ability to send emails to different segments of a master list (youth, prayer requests, announcements, […]
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