- “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 least a good catalyst of ideas.
- A rant on sermons – I must admit, I love rants. You might not like this one, especially if you preach on a regular basis.
- You aren’t called to be a youth pastor – Says Jeremy. I think I agree, but will have to read through it again.
- Grandiosity – A theological temptation. Especially pertinent for us young seminarians.
- 10 Ideas for Rethinking Sunday School – It’s actually eleven. I’ll add a twelfth: cancel it.
- Denominations vs. Traditions – Jake Bouma points us to an interesting quote. I am in a very similar dilemma as someone who is really drawn to the Lutheran tradition but still has reservations about the ELCA.
- Don’t be afraid to fail – Is the lesson from this video Adam shares. Churches could stand a little risk-taking.
- An exercise you need to do – Adam outlines a way for those of us in ministry to look at what we do. I think this is a great exercise.
- Tim Schmoyer actually did it. Here are his results.
- Advice for youth ministry newbies – Adam gives a lot of really practical tips that are deep with underlying implications and assumptions. A really amazing list, if you ask me.
- Love is ——- Stupid – If you don’t like the f-bomb, don’t read this. But he does raise some good points.
- Youth Pastor Problem: Anxiety – This one is spot-on.
- Paul’s Words to Youth Pastors – Good thoughts here.
- Free e-book on creative Bible teaching – I saw this a while back, but ran across it again. This is good introductory material.
- ELCA Teaching theologians support the sexuality statement – If you are looking to understand this side of the sexuality debate this is as good of a place to start as any.
- 3 mistakes you likely make on mission trips – I added a critique of one of these in the comments.
- NYWC Website is Live – If you want to shape this year’s National Youth Workers Convention, go to the site and RSVP for the conference call.
Thanks for the link! I’m liking this link list you’ve got every Sunday.
Hey Joel, no problem. I liked the post.
Good to hear people are finding this list useful every week. I hope to keep it up.