“One generation shall commend your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.” Psalm 145:4 (ESV)
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Podcast with Dr. Michael Horton
I had the opportunity to contribute in a small way to a podcast with Dr. Michael Horton which can be found here.
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Growing as a speaker (part 3)
In my first post sharing the content of the workshop I led at the Rooted Conference, I focused on competence. From there I shared on Clarity and Connection. This post finishes the main points I had at the Rooted workshop on Growing as a Speaker. Credibility – There are ethical issues involved with credibility. Do…
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Worship On Christmas Day
I was saddened to learn of the death of Greg Lake, who was a member of King Crimson (whose music I was not really familiar with) and Emerson, Lake, & Palmer (whose music was formative for me). Lake wrote a song called “I Believe in Father Christmas” which is a perennial radio staple in England…
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I found this fascinating given that most younger youth ministers are millenials
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Why Christian Kids Leave the Faith
A fascinating article over on challies.com… Few things are sadder to witness than people who once professed faith leaving it all behind. This is especially true when those people were raised in Christian homes by God-fearing parents. These children were given every opportunity to put their faith in Jesus but determined instead to turn their…
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Growing As A Speaker (part 2)
In my previous post sharing the content of the workshop I led at the Rooted Conference earlier this month, I focused on compe tence. (note: this is not a transcript of the workshop but more an expansion of my outline) From there I shared… Clarity comes from simplicity, structure, and stickiness. Simplicity – It’s vital that…
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Silence, Memorial, & Baseball
I have not posted anything in a few weeks, but intend to finish the rest of the workshop notes from San Diego and I’ve other things cooking. However, with my wife’s recent ( one week ago today) bi-lateral reconstructive surgery followed immediately by Mondo and being her primary care giver at the moment, my working…
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Growing As A Speaker (part 1)
I thought I would share here the general content of my workshop on “Growing as a speaker” at the recent Rooted Conference. This is part one. Competence My very first youth group meeting I led as a rookie youth minister, I scribbled a few notes down and got up and spoke for 15 or 20…
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Lessons learned along the way
Since hitting the 30 year mark at the start of the month, I thought I would share something I shared with a group of youth leaders in recent years when teaching at a training conference. Some of it needs further explaining but some of it is just obvious. I learned these from observation, experience, and…
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We Missed Them, Why?
I have been trying to figure out the best terminology for a situation that exists all over North America. It is seen in the small churches where one or two or three teens exist in the congregation and no real ministry is being done for or with them. Why? Because the leadership of the church…
