As someone who has been exposed to differing denominations (non-, Baptist, Lutheran, some 2nd-order Presbyterianism), I would like to burst the bubble of those who are lifelong adherents to a particular denomination. It is common across denominational boundaries that: No one sits on the front row. Coffee flows like milk and honey. Food and pot-luck […]
Adventures in Seminary
It has begun. I’m taking my first seminary class at Luther Seminary (where it is currently 34 degrees–fairly mild) called Ministry with Children, Youth, and Family: Theological and Strategic Frameworks (with Andrew Root). Or it could be called Theology for Ministry with Children, Youth, and Families, if that makes more sense. Two of the foundational […]
Meeting Your Neighbors
I’ve been busy lately. Very busy. I have somehow gotten involved in a group of about 30 people (and there might really be closer to 15 who are really working hard at this) who are trying to organize about 2,000 homeowners in our area in order to negotiate an agreement with gas companies who want […]
More Thoughts on Worship Services
I made a whiney post the other day about a worship service the youth and I did. And Dr. C pointed out, as she always does, the root of the matter. So I went back and reread my post and it did seem really whiney, short-sighted and results-oriented. I’m definitely not a “results” man (at […]
Welcome to MattCleaver.com!
So, here she is, the new blog. I decided to go with a self-hosted blog to give me the flexibility to do whatever I wanted, like put javascript in my sidebar. It’s not too fancy, but this is a content-driven blog, not a place for me to perfect my Web 2.0 skills. So, I wanted […]
Introducing MattCleaver.com
Mattopia.wordpress.com is now closed. Head on over to MattCleaver.com for my new blog. Don’t worry, all my loyal fans. All the old content has been imported to the new site. And for the four of you who subscribe to the RSS feed, the new feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/mattcleaver.
The Subversive Blogger Award
Check it out, I won an award. I never win awards. I’m going to have to call my mother. Jake Bouma has started a new blog meme of subversive bloggers. It’s a pretty good list, so go check it out at Jake’s blog. As a Subversive Blogger Award recipient I have certain duties that I […]
One of Those Days
Yesterday was one of those days. One of those days when you wonder if all the effort you put into something is worth it. Yesterday was our monthly youth-led evening worship service. This past month didn’t go so well with the planning meetings we usually have. We canceled one because of Thanksgiving, and another week […]
Posting Hiatus
Chances are there won’t be any new posts until the Monday after Thanksgiving. I’ll be busy visiting families, getting ready for our monthly Sunday night service, taking vacation, blah blah blah. If I do post, just consider it a gift.
Neo-Youth Ministry Interlude
Sorry to interrupt the regularly-scheduled Neo-Youth Ministry Series programming, but I wanted to address something about the series. You may notice I don’t talk about the Bible much in these posts. There is a reason for that. Quite simply, I’m trying to keep my posts fairly short. I want these to be able to be […]
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