Category: Youth Ministry
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You Can Change! (Or Can You?)
Years ago I started reading articles by Tim Chester that were published in a magazine/journal called “The Briefing”. His approach to ministry was refreshing and I have since read a few of his books. The post here appeared on the Desiring God Blog not long ago. I wanted my book on sanctification, You Can Change,…
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Practical Tips for Expository Preachers
Crossway Blog posted this list and I think it relates well to how we prepare and deliver our messages/teaching to students… There are a variety of methods for sermon preparation and delivery. There is no one way to do it. Everyone is unique and different. Alistair Begg shares five tips that he learned from an…
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Reformed Rap and Hip-Hop
I have been intrigued by LaCrae and Trip Lee and others who are communicating good theology through Rap these days. Christianity Today has an article on some of these guys that you can download in PDF format.
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Schools
The other day I ran across two different articles on the subject of the involvement of Christians in schools. One was in Youthwork Magazine on how the UK school system is changing and the need for people to help make schools a more caring atmosphere will increase. It was rather pessimistic about what I view…
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This made me laugh
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Oops
Time has slipped past and I’ve not been updating as much as intended. A bigger oops though relates to a blog post on urban legends that we in ministry tend to perpetuate. You may have seen this, or may find it shocking like I did. I suspect a few will be rather bothered by the…
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Don’t Merely Defend the Bible. Know What’s in it.
Mike Conroy, at LifeReformation blog, has a great post that is worth the time to read. Perhaps before we go out to defend that the Bible is absolutely true, binding, and authoritative we should make sure that the people we are talking to actually understand what the Bible says. It seems to be that more…
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How Timothy Keller Spreads the Gospel…
I found this article incredibly encouraging because it not only explores the reasons behind Keller’s latest book “The King’s Cross” but also discusses the amazing work for the gospel that he is doing in NYC, a very challenging place for gospel ministry. An excerpt… And why did you choose to focus on the Gospel of…
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Jonathan Edwards as a resource for encouraging students
Several links here that might inspire you to direct your students attention to Jonathan Edwards and his resolutions as a young man. First an article about Edwards and then a bit about the resolutions and then a poster that you can share with your students if you want to. An excerpt from the article by…
