“One generation shall commend your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.” Psalm 145:4 (ESV)
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Mondo 2015
Mondo ’15 from Dave Wright on Vimeo.
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Volunteers
I found a great article on “10 Things you Can’t Expect from Church Volunteers” here and really found it helpful. I highly commend it for reading!
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Books Reviewed
I recently found an extensive review of two books that are worth knowing about. They are “The Juvenilization of American Christianity” and “From Here to Maturity” both by Thomas Bergler. Bergler teaches at a Christian college in Indiana and has done extensive study of the history of movements in youth ministry that have affected the…
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The Most Important Question for College Freshmen
My friend Dr Rob Rienow has posted a great question for college freshman on his blog. College freshmen are 8 weeks into their new adventure. Most are living away from home for the first time. You may be a college student reading this post, or perhaps you are a parent of one of those freshmen.…
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Engaging a Generation of Millenials
I recently had the opportunity to contribute to The Rooted Blog. Here is a snippet of the article. It was also picked up by The Gospel Coalition over the weekend. “God has no grandkids,” my mentor used to say. What he meant was simply that no one enters the kingdom merely because their parents were…
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A Great Agreement
Recently a friend of mine shared his story of how his teenage son wanted an iPhone, so they came up with an agreement on the terms and conditions of having the phone. It’s a beautiful contract through which parents have conveyed their love to their son. He shared the agreement with me and gave me…
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Five Helpful Articles on a Darker Subject
Depression is not a topic many of us want to think about but it’s a real issue among some of the people we work with. Many of us don’t understand the complexities of this condition that affects so many these days. Here are some excellent resources to learn more. The Rebelution website of the Harris…
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Spiritual Growth for Tweens in Transition (Part Two)
Continued from Part One by Dr. Rob Rienow of Visionary Family Ministries Mission #2: Welcome and integrate children into the full life of the church, beginning with the weekly worship service. In the Scriptures we find a second method that God has prescribed for the discipleship of children. In both the Old and New Testaments…
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Spiritual Growth for Tweens in Transition (Part One)
By Dr. Rob RienowVisionary Family Ministries We have a new group of people in the church today. They have always been with us, but now we have a name for them – “tweens.” These young people are somewhere between fourth and seventh grade, and often find themselves awkwardly caught between the world of childhood and…
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Get into the word, not into the theme
The following is a guest post from Ken Moser. http://www.effectiveyouthministry.com/ http://kmoserblog.wordpress.com/ It seems that the phrase “Bible study group” is a common part of ministry. Many youth ministries have Bible study groups. It is, hopefully, a time to get into the word of God. However, do they really get into the word? I know of…
