I have been reading a lot lately about the way things are going in the church in America. There are many ideas out there about what will happen the the western church and the ideals it is built on. From what I understand, some like Phyllis Tickle are thinking it will be a convergence of [...]
Archive for the ‘Discipleship’ Category
The Gospel Inoculation
17 Feb 2009 at 08:43
Paul
Discipleship, Paul Martin, Process Ministry, Remarkable Youth Ministry, Theology, likeafire
Economy and the Church
I have been reading in the blogosphere a lot about how the economy will impact the church and I had a thought this morning while driving into church. About 3 years ago, I served a church that was in an economic crisis. The church had made good plans, but it found itself in a hard [...]
Theology vs. Listening – Church
Talking to people about this idea that theology is people who don’t hear God, I have heard many people say that the church wouldn’t be necessary. I wonder at that. I think the church would be just as necessary as it is today, maybe even more.
Hearing comes from the word
Church would look a lot different [...]
The Listen Retreat
11 Feb 2009 at 08:24
Paul
Discipleship, Paul Martin, Remarkable Youth Ministry, Soul Care, Tips, Youth Ministry, likeafire
I just finished the Listen Retreat for my youth group. It was a great weekend and for some it was an amazing weekend. The basic idea for this retreat is that theology is for people who don’t hear God. If we heard God (at least perfectly), we probably wouldn’t need theology. So in an effort [...]
Theology vs Listening
While I was away at the AMIA Winter Conference I had a thought that has been with me since. The thought came at one of those random moments and, because it hasn’t left like so many others, I am giving it some space to process. The thought is something like this:
“Theology is for people who [...]
Gospel – A Personal Good News
07 Jan 2009 at 06:12
Paul
Discipleship, Paul Martin, Process Ministry, Remarkable Youth Ministry, Theology, Youth Ministry, likeafire
I just saved money by switching to Geico. Much like this ad series, evangelistic efforts across the globe have enticed people to start a relationship with God by telling them about some good news that they will want to know one day. I grew up hearing the Four Spiritual Laws, Evangelism Explosion, and many other [...]
Communionity
06 Jan 2009 at 07:10
Paul
Discipleship, Paul Martin, Process Ministry, Remarkable Youth Ministry, Soul Care, Theology, Youth Ministry, likeafire
There is an interesting discussion going on over at the YM 3.0 page on Facebook. Part of the book dealt with how we see sacraments playing into how we do community in youth ministry and how many ministries are returning to ancient practices to form community.
Highlights so far:
“True communion is the example we’ve had from [...]
My Year in Review
31 Dec 2008 at 06:26
Paul
Adventures in Fatherhood, Discipleship, Human Husbandry, Paul Martin, Process Ministry, Soul Care, likeafire
I have seen a lot of people doing these and thought it would be a good reminder to me and whoever reads this blog. I could go into my best and worst movies (Kung Fu Panda, The Dark Knight, The Spirit, etc.) or favorite shows (Heroes and Lost) but instead I will mention what really [...]
Design and the Message
I had a really interesting talk with my buddy Chris Zoephel yesterday about a book he is reading. The book is called The Forgotten Ways by Alan Hirsch. In this book, Hirsch says that the medium eventually becomes the message. This is similar to a thought I have carried in ministry that says “what you [...]
Being Decisive and Committed
I saw the Spirit last night and I was thinking about why it has gotten such poor reviews. I definitely is a fringe film and it lays heavily on a certain style of humor that many just don’t get. But I think what kills this movie (pleae die already) is that it can’t make up [...]
