The Over-Educated Youth Pastor The Over-Educated Youth Pastor The Over-Educated Youth Pastor discusses topics important to youth ministers from the perspective of an author who triples as a Youth Minister, Adjunct Professor of Geography, and Lecturer on Urban and Regional Planning. Articles
Logic Models in Search and Rescue
2007-10-19 22:57:00 Jake was found yesterday afternoon in Dolly Sods, and the entire state of West Virginia is celebrating along with his family. As I try to get back to my theme, I cannot help but filter the subject of planning in youth ministry through the broad lens of emergency operations planning and the specific ... More About: Models , Search , Search and Rescue , Rescue , Logic
The Search for Jake
2007-10-18 20:16:00 Yesterday I traveled to Dolly Sods to try and help find Jacob Allen, who has been lost in the wilderness since Sunday afternoon. He does not have food or water, and time is running out. "Jake ," has a severe case of autism, which is described quite well in the Moose Droppings bl... More About: Search
The Search for Jake
2007-10-18 20:16:00 Yesterday I traveled to Dolly Sods to try and help find Jacob Allen, who has been lost in the wilderness since Sunday afternoon. He does not have food or water, and time is running out. "Jake ," has a severe case of autism, which is described quite well in the Moose Droppings bl... More About: Search
Search and Rescue
2007-10-17 06:41:00 I am leaving in just a couple of hours to join the rescue efforts for the autistic boy lost in the Dolly Sods Wilderness. The stories I related last month of getting lost planning a Rite of Passage trip and again doing wilderness pre-marital counseling both happened in the Sods. I can't ... More About: Search , Search and Rescue , Rescue
Search and Rescue
2007-10-17 06:41:00 I am leaving in just a couple of hours to join the rescue efforts for the autistic boy lost in the Dolly Sods Wilderness. The stories I related last month of getting lost planning a Rite of Passage trip and again doing wilderness pre-marital counseling both happened in the Sods. I can't ... More About: Search , Search and Rescue , Rescue
Logic Models, part 2
2007-10-15 22:02:00 The logic model worksheet above comes from the University of Wisconsin Extension Office, which has an excellent site dedicated to the subject, including many logic model templates in a number of computer applications and a free course. As you can see from the diagram, a logic model is just tha... More About: Models , Part , Logic , Logi
Logic Models, part 2
2007-10-15 22:02:00 The logic model worksheet above comes from the University of Wisconsin Extension Office, which has an excellent site dedicated to the subject, including many logic model templates in a number of computer applications and a free course. As you can see from the diagram, a logic model is just tha... More About: Models , Part , Logic , Logi
Logic Models, part 1
2007-10-14 01:00:00 Today I’d like to get away from local and national controversies and back to strategic planning in youth ministry. My next few posts will be about an effective tool for strategic planning called a “logic model”. I learned about logic models while working with World Vision Appalachi... More About: Models , Part , Logic , Logi
Logic Models, part 1
2007-10-14 01:00:00 Today I’d like to get away from local and national controversies and back to strategic planning in youth ministry. My next few posts will be about an effective tool for strategic planning called a “logic model”. I learned about logic models while working with World Vision Appalachi... More About: Models , Part , Logic , Logi
Tone, Debate and Conflict in the Church
2007-10-13 01:26:00 I have been re-thinking some things I said in this morning’s post and pondering the value of it in general. In addition to posting the questions I had here, I also dropped it into the Relevant Forum to see what the folks over there had to say. In that forum a couple of posts mentioned that I h... More About: Church , Debate , Conflict , The Church , Tone
Tone, Debate and Conflict in the Church
2007-10-13 01:26:00 I have been re-thinking some things I said in this morning’s post and pondering the value of it in general. In addition to posting the questions I had here, I also dropped it into the Relevant Forum to see what the folks over there had to say. In that forum a couple of posts mentioned that I h... More About: Church , Debate , Conflict , The Church , Tone
Sorry, No Pictures Here!
2007-10-12 16:46:00 I am in my first healthy youth ministry debate in my new setting, and could use some philosophical encouragement and support from my fellow peers in youth ministry. Usually my first conflicts (I believe "conflict" is a healthy term, by the way) involve the custodian due to making a mess so... More About: Pictures , Sorry
Sorry, No Pictures Here!
2007-10-12 16:46:00 I am in my first healthy youth ministry debate in my new setting, and could use some philosophical encouragement and support from my fellow peers in youth ministry. Usually my first conflicts (I believe "conflict" is a healthy term, by the way) involve the custodian due to making a mess so... More About: Pictures , Sorry
To Hell With Halo?
2007-10-11 15:01:00 I’ve tried to keep the Over-Educated Youth Pastor blog out of the standard copy and paste rhetoric that goes on in most of the blogosphere, and instead stick to all new content. However, this week there is a debate brewing over using Halo as a formal youth program in ministry – and it is... More About: Hell
To Hell With Halo?
2007-10-11 15:01:00 I’ve tried to keep the Over-Educated Youth Pastor blog out of the standard copy and paste rhetoric that goes on in most of the blogosphere, and instead stick to all new content. However, this week there is a debate brewing over using Halo as a formal youth program in ministry – and it is... More About: Hell
Outcome-Oriented Youth Ministry
2007-10-09 16:20:00 Photo: Discussing ministry at FUMC with Pastor Gary Shepherd (left). In my last post I discussed the importance of listening to youth, and at the end of the post I suggested that it might be a good idea to start listening to parents and staff first. I have come to this conclusion based on years of ... More About: Youth , Ministry , Youth Ministry
Outcome-Oriented Youth Ministry
2007-10-09 16:20:00 Photo: Discussing ministry at FUMC with Pastor Gary Shepherd (left). In my last post I discussed the importance of listening to youth, and at the end of the post I suggested that it might be a good idea to start listening to parents and staff first. I have come to this conclusion based on years of ... More About: Youth , Ministry , Youth Ministry
Existing Conditions: Listening to Youth
2007-10-08 14:53:00 (Picture: G.T. playing "Chubby Bunny" last night before our parish World Communion Sunday event. Can "Chubby Bunny" ever fail?) The five groups of stakeholders I believe it is critical for a youth minister to listen to include teenagers, parents, volunteer youth staff... More About: Youth , Conditions , Listening
Existing Conditions: Listening to Youth
2007-10-08 14:53:00 (Picture: G.T. playing "Chubby Bunny" last night before our parish World Communion Sunday event. Can "Chubby Bunny" ever fail?) The five groups of stakeholders I believe it is critical for a youth minister to listen to include teenagers, parents, volunteer youth staff... More About: Youth , Conditions , Listening
Sabbaths
2007-10-07 06:18:00 (Photo: Looking back on our campsite during my solo hike in Dolly Sods yesterday evening) I have discovered that I cannot remain healthy very long without a Sabbath. Throughout the summer, while I was still working working for World Vision, Sunday was my day of rest. Since my job was Mo...
Sabbaths
2007-10-07 06:18:00 (Photo: Looking back on our campsite during my solo hike in Dolly Sods yesterday evening) I have discovered that I cannot remain healthy very long without a Sabbath. Throughout the summer, while I was still working working for World Vision, Sunday was my day of rest. Since my job was Mo...
Listening
2007-10-04 05:24:00 (Picture: John McKnight demonstrating that a glass is half-full). This morning, I attended our county's monthly ministerial meeting as the representative for FUMC. I really appreciate these meetings because the local clergy use the time to minister to one another in very special ways. A... More About: Listening
Listening
2007-10-04 05:24:00 (Picture: John McKnight demonstrating that a glass is half-full). This morning, I attended our county's monthly ministerial meeting as the representative for FUMC. I really appreciate these meetings because the local clergy use the time to minister to one another in very special ways. A... More About: Listening
Youth Ministry Stakeholders
2007-10-02 17:27:00 (Picture: Mission Trip to Orlando with EC Church in 2005.) The Rethinking Youth Ministry blog recently polled their readers to discover who participated in their long-range program planning. They found out that 60% do all of their long range planning on their own. The second highes... More About: Youth Ministry
Youth Ministry Stakeholders
2007-10-02 17:27:00 (Picture: Mission Trip to Orlando with EC Church in 2005.) The Rethinking Youth Ministry blog recently polled their readers to discover who participated in their long-range program planning. They found out that 60% do all of their long range planning on their own. The second highes... More About: Youth Ministry , Stakeholder
Existing Conditions: Getting to Know your Soil
2007-09-30 23:29:00 Picture: Hiking NorthFork Mountain yesterday with Travis and Matthew. After fifteen years of youth ministry in three different denominations, I am convinced that it is critical to understand the particular soil of a congregation and its context before ministry can be truly effective. I s... More About: Conditions
Existing Conditions: Getting to Know your Soil
2007-09-30 23:29:00 Picture: Hiking NorthFork Mountain yesterday with Travis and Matthew. After fifteen years of youth ministry in three different denominations, I am convinced that it is critical to understand the particular soil of a congregation and its context before ministry can be truly effective. I s... More About: Conditions
Participatory Planning for Youth Ministry
2007-09-28 19:34:00 We've already reviewed some of the disasters that can happen in youth ministry when planning is absent. Now, let's look at how effective strategic planning can transform and guide a youth ministry toward tremendous fruit and success. For the next few months we'll look at 1) Exist... More About: Planning , Youth , Ministry , Youth Ministry , Artic
Participatory Planning for Youth Ministry
2007-09-28 19:34:00 We've already reviewed some of the disasters that can happen in youth ministry when planning is absent. Now, let's look at how effective strategic planning can transform and guide a youth ministry toward tremendous fruit and success. For the next few months we'll look at 1) Exist... More About: Planning , Youth , Ministry , Youth Ministry , Artic
Part 2 - Picturing Unplanned Youth Ministry
More articles from this author:2007-09-21 23:16:00 It has been fun reflecting upon past failures, and allowing seasons of my life that were painful and even embarrassing to become teachable moments. While I am far from perfect now, I have learned some significant life lessons from these misadventures, and have picked up quite a few skills that have ... More About: Youth , Ministry , Part , Youth Ministry , Turin 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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