Month: February 2013
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Tinkering with Church
The character that Scottish novelist J.M. Barrie created over a hundred years ago may be what we are creating in a segment of the modern church. The notion of a boy who would never grow up implies a forever childhood of play. The way Barrie’s character was able to remain forever a child was to…
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Bad Mixer Questions
Suddenly one student turned to another and asked a question that left me speechless. It was a rather shocking moment. I had let students come up with their own mixer questions while we were on a trip. One of the students decided that the question he was most curious about was “do you know any…
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Ash Wednesday?
Most of my Episcopalian friends and those in North American Anglicanism are likely unaware that there are parts of the Anglican Communion that do not observe Ash Wednesday or even make much of Lent. Why? I found a good explanation HERE. I’m not attempting to advocate any particular position by sharing this, just found it…
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What are youth ministries for?
The following originally appeared on The Rooted Blog as the first of a series that asked the question “what are youth ministries for?” This part looks at how the question has been answered historically. The others look at it Biblically and philosophically.______________________________________ Hitting a moving target requires an ever-changing aim. This is as true in…
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Youth Ministry & Church (epilogue)
Over the years I have become convinced of a simple truth about ministry. I have watched it played out in the ministries I have led and others that I have observed. For the visit to X church a few Sundays ago it has dual implications. That truth is this: What we win people with, we…
