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It would seem obvious, but relationships are key in ministry. I’m not proud of it, but I used to force a lot relationships out of obligation. There are many expectations that go with ministry positions and not all of them are healthy or reasonable. What I found in different positions I have held is that…
So since my posting fast, I have noticed something about myself. I don’t really do ministry like I used to. I mean I REALLY don’t do it at all like I used to. To compare: Used To I used to spend hours and hours preparing how I was going to present something to youth. I…
I have been involved with a great group of people working on this conference. Now I am getting really excited about how it is shaping up. We started with the idea that there are many youth leaders out there who are tired of the entertainment model of youth ministry and who want to get back…
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…
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…
I have had some great conversations through this series online and off. It is telling how much each of us cling to one side of this over the other. When I started thinking about this idea, I was swinging from a pendulum of the idol of theology. Most of my background has been in a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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