Month: July 2011
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stepping stones?
Yesterday I had a chat with a pastor who asked what I do for a living. I told him and then he commented something about people growing out of youth ministry and how I had found a way to stay in it. That really kinda bugged me and reminded me of the mentality of so…
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Tragedy in Norwary
Yes, I am big on looking at current events and considering how we as Christian youth ministry folk address these with our youth groups. Most of the time I think we fail to do so. It might be helpful if we considered adding a current events segment to youth group time once a month or…
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Heavy stuff?
“I tend to find the doctrinal books often more helpful in devotion than the devotional books, and I rather suspect that the same experience may await many others. I believe that many who find that “nothing happens” when they sit down, or kneel down, to a book of devotion, would find that the heart sings…
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The Ireland Partnership
I am blogging the visit from our partnership with the Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin, & Ardagh at http://irelandpartnership.blogspot.com Do check it out!
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The greatest show on earth
Walt Mueller’s article in Youthworker online is something I really resonated with. His story and mine are not that different. Consider this comment “Perhaps it’s because we’re too busy doing stuff for God that we’ve lost our ability to slow down and let God tell us who we’re supposed to be and how we’re to…
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2nd Thoughts on Family Worship
A recent blog post that caught my eye discusses Family Worship in an interesting way… I get asked regularly about what we do for “family worship.” Among Christians who love the faith and their kids, family worship becomes a topic of interest. My initial response is always ambivalent, encouraged on the one hand that someone…
