Read Part 1 with the first six reasons. The cost is too high. Especially in mainline churches where churches are shrinking, our churches are less financially viable and pastors are coming out of seminary with more and more debt, such a trend is not sustainable. We are bankrupting our churches by making them pay for […]
13 Reasons Why (Traditional) Seminaries are Irrelevant (For Church Leaders): Part 1
The other day Jake Belder linked to a post about 5 Reasons Seminary is Relevant. As someone who is in seminary and also interested in how to best train and equip church leaders I found this post interesting while at the same time disagreeing profoundly. Below is my response, but first I should qualify that […]
Further Thoughts on Youth Ministry 3.0
Last week I wrote a review of Youth Ministry 3.0 by Mark Ostreicher where I criticized the book’s lack of theological and philosophical engagement. Instead, the book focused mostly on cultural shifts and how youth ministry has not adapted to this latest shift. My argument was that the shift that is occurring goes much deeper […]
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 […]
Twitter Life for 2009-04-26
@YouthMinBlog tatango. # going home to get some reading done # Finally read YM 3.0 by Marko today. Mixed thoughts. Review forthcoming. # Uh oh. Work PC is doing weird things. Don’t ask if I’ve backed up. # If my PC ever fires back up, I’m thinking Mozy. Other recommendations for online backups? # @savagehowie […]
Roger Olson on the Atonement
We are reading Roger Olson’s Mosaic of Christian Belief as the primary text in our Overview of Christian Teachings class. Olson is a respected evangelical scholar and church historian, and he’s not exactly what you would consider a left-winger. Since there has been quite a bit of atonement debate going on recently, being Easter season […]
Book Review: Tell it Slant by Eugene Peterson
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I think just about everyone needs to read Eugene Peterson, especially if you are in professional ministry. He speaks with a wisdom and levelheadedness that few possess. Especially for those of us wide-eyed, idealistic, naive, young youth ministry types, his perspective is a necessary balance. Tell […]
How I Built a Church Website for Free: Conclusion
[box type=”info”]Use the Coupon Code “ChurchWebsite” when you sign up for website hosting through HostGator and you will get a 25% discount from HostGator. That also makes sure I get credited for referring you. Thanks! Find out more about HostGator.[/box] Hopefully people will find my series on building a church website for free (or pretty […]
Best Youth Ministry Books: Youth Ministry 3.0 by Mark Ostreicher
Yesterday I finally read Youth Ministry 3.0 by Mark Ostreicher, and since I’m one of the latecomers to the conversation I won’t summarize the book too much. Marko has linked to tons of reviews on his blog if you are interested in more in-depth summaries. If you are fairly in-tune with a lot of the […]
Join the YouthMinistry Twibe
Looks like the whole Twibe thing might be taking off. Although functionality is pretty low right now (they say they are developing it), essentially it is a way to create groups on Twitter. I started a YouthMinistry twibe. To join, just tweet “Just joined a twibe. Visit http://twibes.com/youthministry to join” and you will automatically be […]
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