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Interview with Michael Kelly, author of ?The Tough Sayings of Jesus II?
2008-05-26 02:06:00 I was recently given the opportunity to read and review a new curriculum put out by LifeWay called The Tough Sayings of Jesus II. The ‘Leader Kit’ that I received comes with a CD containing music that accompanies the curriculum, and a DVD with a bunch of great videos as well. I can personally vouch ...
By: JakeBouma.com
Why I do youth ministry
2008-04-18 17:25:00 “So, why do we call Jesus the Passover lamb?” Several hands reached for the ceiling and I called on a blonde, spirited seventh-grade girl named Kara. Like many of her peers, she had raised her hand before actually formulating a response. “Because, um, Jesus was… like…” I waited patiently for Kara to finish her thought. Her face was ...
By: JakeBouma.com
Successful Youth Ministry Idea: March Madness!
2008-03-13 18:13:00 This weekend our parish is going to try a lock-in I had a lot of success with in 2003. (Warning - part of my silence on the blog is the phenomenal amount of work that goes into this event!) In fact, Group Magazine actually published an article about it! Here is what they shared: L...
Youth Ministry Position at FUMC
2008-03-07 15:23:00 My role as "Interim" Director of Youth Ministry is nearing its conclusion at FUMC, and it is time to find the right person to take over this youth ministry greenhouse. I've got plenty of planned posts left until I take on my new role in Canada (more on this later...), but today I'd l...
No Point Youth Ministry?
2008-01-23 15:23:00 Friday I introduced three critical questions Andy Stanley and Bruce Willits ask in their book Creating Community. Today I will discuss the first of the three and apply it to youth ministry. 1) What do we want people to become? Andy and Bruce begin their chapter by relating a story from the e...
No Point Youth Ministry?
2008-01-23 15:23:00 Friday I introduced three critical questions Andy Stanley and Bruce Willits ask in their book Creating Community. Today I will discuss the first of the three and apply it to youth ministry. 1) What do we want people to become? Andy and Bruce begin their chapter by relating a story from the e...
Youth Ministry Bonsai
2008-01-09 16:14:00 Yesterday I discussed the danger of growing kudzu in youth ministry. Today I want to address the opposite - youth ministry bonsai. Bonsai in horticulture is an ancient technique of miniaturizing trees by growing them in small containers. The primary reason someone would want t...
Youth Ministry Bonsai
2008-01-09 16:14:00 Yesterday I discussed the danger of growing kudzu in youth ministry. Today I want to address the opposite - youth ministry bonsai. Bonsai in horticulture is an ancient technique of miniaturizing trees by growing them in small containers. The primary reason someone would want t...
Saddleback Magic and Willow Creek Voodoo
2008-01-09 04:34:00 Saddleback Magic and Willow Creek Voodoo. "Maybe I finally found a resolution for this new year: Apply a bit more critique to brand names and theolo-hype." Share This
By: JakeBouma.com
Youth Ministry Kudzu
2008-01-08 16:09:00 For many years, Kudzu was seen as an ally in agriculture because of its ability to eradicate soil erosion. Kudzu can grow as quickly as 1 foot per day and reach lengths of up to 60 feet! Unfortunately, Kudzu was not the panacea agriculturalists originally thought it was because it quickl...
Youth Ministry Kudzu
2008-01-08 16:09:00 For many years, Kudzu was seen as an ally in agriculture because of its ability to eradicate soil erosion. Kudzu can grow as quickly as 1 foot per day and reach lengths of up to 60 feet! Unfortunately, Kudzu was not the panacea agriculturalists originally thought it was because it quickl...
Youth Ministry Greenhouse
2008-01-04 16:25:00 Through the years I've heard many metaphors used to describe youth ministry, including the funnel, the womb, keys to a home, a pyramid, and of course the PDYM baseball diagram. I'll cover all of these in suffiencient detail in future posts. However, today I would like to suggest a model ...
Youth Ministry Greenhouse
2008-01-04 16:25:00 Through the years I've heard many metaphors used to describe youth ministry, including the funnel, the womb, keys to a home, a pyramid, and of course the PDYM baseball diagram. I'll cover all of these in suffiencient detail in future posts. However, today I would like to suggest a model ...
The History of Youth Ministry
2007-12-06 17:04:00 Check out this video on the history of youth ministry created by the folks at PDYM for the recent Youth Specialties Conference. Warning: there may be a few historical errors... ...
Incorporating Catechism in Youth Ministry
2007-11-07 20:02:00 This week in the Deep Thoughts Blog Gerrard Fess laments the “Pop Quiz Theology” of our culture as highlighted in bumper sticker theology. In the post, he mentions the importance of “Mystery,” a subject about which I have written extensively in Pomo Timmy. I am intrigue...
BLANK-driven Youth Ministry
2007-10-30 09:33:00 Joshua Griffin recently posted a blog in the PDYM network that agrees in spirit with my last month’s worth of blog posts, but still manages to frustrate me to no end. Titled “Blank-driven Youth Ministry,” the post outlines five potential foundations on which a youth minis...
BLANK-driven Youth Ministry
2007-10-30 09:33:00 Joshua Griffin recently posted a blog in the PDYM network that agrees in spirit with my last month’s worth of blog posts, but still manages to frustrate me to no end. Titled “Blank-driven Youth Ministry,” the post outlines five potential foundations on which a youth minis...
Is Youth Ministry About The Youth Pastor?
2007-10-25 15:47:00 A few weeks ago in The Just Another Pretty Farce Blog Katherine Coble clearly illustrated her frustrations with narcissistic youth ministry. She states, “When I was growing up, most of the youth ministers I encountered were guys who had some sort of arrested development thing going on. They go...
Is Youth Ministry About The Youth Pastor?
2007-10-25 15:47:00 A few weeks ago in The Just Another Pretty Farce Blog Katherine Coble clearly illustrated her frustrations with narcissistic youth ministry. She states, “When I was growing up, most of the youth ministers I encountered were guys who had some sort of arrested development thing going on. They go...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Part 2 - Picturing Unplanned Youth Ministry
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 ...
Part 2 - Picturing Unplanned Youth Ministry
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 ...
How Not to Do Youth Ministry
2007-08-27 04:37:00 Since I have been preparing my return to youth ministry, I have been reflecting upon some of the best and worst moments in my previous career. When I stepped out of the role two years ago, I had come to the conclusion that I was as much an expert in how "not"...
News & Current Events :: Storefront Youth Ministry Attracts Teens But Doesn
2007-07-19 04:20:00 Author: Eric Subject: Storefront Youth Ministry Attracts Teens But Doesn't RecruitPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:20 pm (GMT -4) Storefront Youth Ministry Attracts Teens But Doesn't Recruit Lillian Kwon Some churches urge their youth to invite friends to church on Sunday mornings. Others choose to meet youth where they're at. LIFEspot, a storefront youth ministry of St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Highlands Ranch, Colo., hosts hundreds of teens every week in after-school events and concerts. The ministry is located in a shopping center in Centennial, Colo., but it's not out to recruit youth into their youth programs at St. Andrew. And the bands that play at LIFEspot's six to eight concerts each month do not necessarily play Christian music. The musicians just have to keep it PG-13. But outside the church and in a safe setting, Patrick Scriven, director of LIFEspot, says he's getting to know youth better than ever at LIFEspot. "Outside the church - when ...
Youth Ministry…
2007-04-25 06:04:00 This was serious business. These guys were not fooling around with the dark arts, they ‘were’ the dark arts incarnate. They at one time had such fear running throughout the school that teachers were afraid of them, one case in point, … ……
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