Yesterday, I posted on Andrew Root’s brand-new book, Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry. I spoke with pretty high regard for the book, saying, While reading the book, I came to the realization that, to my knowledge, there is no youth ministry book that is as theologically deep and rich as Root’s. Kenda Creasy Dean and Ron […]
Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry by Andrew Root
Why build relationships? Root’s answer will surprise you.
Getting Things Done Update
It’s been almost a month since I’ve started Getting Things Done (GTD). I must say, the results haven’t been mind-blowing, because I wasn’t too horribly disorganized, but there are a few things that are great: My mind stays empty. I use the GTD system to get stuff out of my mind and into my GTD […]
Best Youth Ministry Books Update
I started working on a series of Best Youth Ministry Books and then sort of dropped the ball. I’m going to pick it back up, but do it a little differently than originally planned. At first, I thought I’d go through chapter-by-chapter and sort of summarize each chapter of these books. Well, there are three […]
Neo-Youth Ministry Methods: Local and Contextual
My good friend Noah recently recounted a phone conversation he had with an Acquire the Fire representative. I had a similar conversation not too long ago. Now, my problem is not necessarily with Acquire the Fire, but I am quite skeptical of the big-event circuit in American youth ministry. Here’s the typical recipe: Large stadium […]
Why Seminary?
Sorry it’s been so long since posting anything. It’s been a little more hectic the past few weeks for some reason. Anyways, I thought I’d write a little bit about why I’ve decided to go ahead and pursue an M.A. degree from Luther Seminary. Desire. Since my junior year in college I have planned on […]
Busyness
It’s been 8 days since my last post. There’s been a few reason’s why I haven’t been posting lately: I was accepted to Luther Seminary and have been working on doing some of the things I have to do to get ready for that. It’s amazing the amount of software they want you to have […]
Today I Joined a Cult
Well, some people consider it a cult. Today I joined the vast group of people who are Getting Things Done (or GTD for those who are really “with it”). I’d heard a lot about GTD through various blogs and decided to check it out, so I bought the book. It seems like something that will […]
Neo-Youth Ministry Methods: The End of Bait and Switch
The recent Halo 3 controversy has caused quite a stir among some theologians. Go here for my post that links to other relevant discussions about the ordeal (the comment section over at The Fire and the Rose is especially intense). My current intention is not to deal with Halo 3 specifically, but it provides a […]
Halo 3
I love it when theologically astute people comment on youth ministry issues. D.W. Congdon, Princeton M.Div. Student, has commented on the recent NY Times article about youth ministries using Halo 3 to attract a crowd. Good thoughts. A quote: If a church wants to be relevant to teenage boys, there are plenty of other ways, […]
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