Youth Ministry The Great Emergence and Youth Ministry, Part 3 and Part 4 – Jerry has posted all of his thesis now. Getting Started in Investing, Part 4 – Adam McLane has another post in his personal finance series for youth ministers. Why your ministries need to be evaluated – Make the most of downtime […]
Linkworthy – 6/7/09
Youth Ministry The Great Emergence and Youth Ministry – My friend Jerry has just started a blog based on his thesis for his Masters of Arts degree from Luther Seminary. I will likely be posting on this more later. For now, take the time to read what he has written. Issues and Answers – Tim […]
Linkworthy – 6/1/09
Here we are, a day late: Seminaries, Ordination, and Denominationalism Are Professional Ministers Toxic Assets? – Great thoughts here. Shared Pastoral Leadership – Good thoughts from Dan Mayes, an ordained pastor. One Thing I Never Learned in Seminary – From Adam Walker Cleaveland. This time it doesn’t have to do with ordination. Youth Ministry Bad […]
Linkworthy – 5/24/09
Seminaries, Ordination, and Denominationalism For yet another week, this topic deserves its own category. Transparency in the Ordination Process – Adam Walker Cleaveland shares his thoughts about this whole ongoing dilemma. He also links to tons of people’s opinions regarding the ordination debate. National and Local Ordination Standards – Adam isn’t finished talking yet. The […]
Linkworthy – 5/17/09
Seminary, Ordination, and Denominationalism The blogosphere was still abuzz on this topic for another week. If you’ve missed out on the conversation, check out my links here. If I missed any posts, drop a note in the comments. A condensed and modified version of my Irrelevance of Seminary series at GoingtoSeminary.com. A pastor responds to […]
Linkworthy – 5/10/09
Seminary, Ordination, and Denominations All three are really closely related when you are talking about mainline congregations, and I have been thinking about these things ever since I wrote my blog post last week about 13 Reasons Why Seminaries are Irrelevant. There have been some good posts floating around this week on these topics: Is […]
TED.com: Antisocial Cell Phone Behavior
This is a really short video from TED.com (under 4 minutes) on the implications of people always being connected with their phone. Packed into this short talk are some profound topics and assertions: The rise of the culture of availability An expectation of availability An obligation of availability Behaviors we use to hide our addiction […]
Linkworthy – 5/3/09
“I don’t know” – Three words that are likely ruining your life. Sustainable Youth Ministry vs. Youth Ministry 3.0 – A popular youth ministry book smackdown. 30 days of missions devotionals for teens – Tim Schmoyer points us to this 30-day devotional. I haven’t looked at it closely, but it’s free. It is probably at […]
Linkworthy 4/26/09
Every Sunday I try to post some of the best links out there on the web that I’ve read. Most relate directly to youth ministry, some tangentially, and some are just downright interesting. But, as tends to happen, I limit myself to a small sphere and can sometime stay restricted to a narrow niche of […]
Linkworthy – 4/19/09
Marko talks about Youth Ministry 3.0 – If you are like me and haven’t read Marko’s latest book, but want to, this podcast might be a way to get you up to speed. Is youth ministry dying? – Perhaps. This points for the need for those of us who are younger and just getting into […]