This three-part series is part of a paper I had to write for a class in 2008. I thought it made good summer blog content. I welcome your thoughts. The grounding principle in my approach to ministry with adolescents begins with the conviction that youth ministry, as with any form of Christian ministry, is fundamentally […]
Linkworthy – 6/14/09
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 […]
Craig Van Gelder on Corporate Salvation
Continuing with quotes from Craig Van Gelder’s The Essence of the Church: A Community Created by the Spirit: Defining salvation in individual terms is biblical, but it is not all that the Bible teaches. The Spirit of God is creating a new community as the body of Christ. While salvation is always individual in its […]
WordPress 2.8 – Widgets!
Sorry for the nerdy post today. We’ll get back to youth ministry next week. WordPress 2.8 released yesterday, and this upgrade addresses one of the biggest shortfalls in WordPress: the widget interface. It used to be possible to see all of your sidebars and widgets at once and drag and drop your widgets straight from […]
ELCA Names
I’ve noticed since joining an ELCA church three years ago that the groups in the ELCA do not seem compelled like other Christian groups to come up with cool names for their organizations. You know, some might call their older groups something catchy like “Prime Time.” In the ELCA, it seems like we use only […]
Using Twitter on Mission Trips
I thought I’d share a quick idea I had for our mission trip this year: using Twitter to keep parents and the congregation updated. The first two years I took our current youth group on our mission trips, I would upload pictures and write up the day’s events to our youth ministry blog. Unfortunately, it […]
From Eternity to Here Blog Tour
Frank Viola is promoting his latest book, From Eternity to Here: Rediscovering the Ageless Purpose of God, on a multitude of blogs today. I have chosen to review the book, but others are featuring guest posts or posting an interview with Frank. To see a full list, scroll to the bottom of this post. Frank […]
A New Blog for You to Read
If you noticed in my post yesterday, I linked to a new blog by Jerry Watts, and today I wanted to take a little more time to encourage you to read his blog. Jerry is a friend of mine who just finished his thesis for his M.A. in Children, Youth, and Family Ministry at Luther […]
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 […]
Craig Van Gelder on the Holiness of the Church
From Craig Van Gelder’s The Essence of the Church: A Community Created by the Spirit: In understanding the holiness of the church we need to remember that the “holiness of the church does not stem from its members and their moral and religious behavior.” [1] The issue is not who we are as humans, but […]
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