“One generation shall commend your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.” Psalm 145:4 (ESV)
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On The Church (part one)
I had the opportunity to preach last Sunday in a series on the Nicene Creed. My task was to cover the line “We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church”. The text I preached from was Acts 2:42-47. Here is the first part of the sermon. The second will follow. As Luke writes the…
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5 Truths About Churches Reaching Millennials
“Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.”― Mark Twain I never imagined that I would one day live in a world where any one person’s experience is assumed to be universal truth. What I believe is badly needed today is more observation before drawing conclusions. So when I read this articlethat a friend shared…
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Evangelism To Younger Generations
I’ve recently been part of an evangelism workshop in a few locations around our diocese. One of my roles in the workshop has been to speak to the “Intellectual Approach” which is one of 6 styles that we cover following Mark Mittleberg’s writing on evangelism styles. The other styles are: Direct, Relational, Testimonial, Invitation, &…
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The Gen Z Perspective
There is a great article online that is written from the Generation Z perspective that I commend to you. It is found here. It starts… Anyone under 40 years old tends to be lumped under the Millennial label. But I am a part of Gen Z (also known as iGen, Gen K, Homeland Generation). We…
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If the Bible Is Wrong…
Challies posted a great article titled “If the Bible Is Wrong, I’m So, So Wrong” which makes all sorts of great points about the things scripture teaches that are contrary to our culture. This is the kind of article that reminds us how much we need to teach younger generations. It starts out like this:…
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Reaching The Most Unreached People Group In America
[The following is from my address to our recent diocesan convention.] Let’s turn the clock back for a moment to learn from the past. We all know there is much to be learned from church history. So, let’s engage our imaginations and step back in our minds eye. Dial back to the early 1990’s… shortly…
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Generations and the value of family
It’s a notable day in my house, particularly in my mind. I am sitting next to a vintage Curious George plush toy (aka stuffed animal). It belonged to my brother who would be 49 years old today. He owned several of them as he was such a fan of Curious George. His original went with…
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Unplanned
I have always been of the view that life is precious. Even before I knew what all the Bible taught on the sanctity of life, it was my conviction. I did not give much thought however to the idea of abortion until I met friends in college whose lives were scarred by their experiences. I’m…
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Five Reasons Why a Mid Fifties Canadian Professor is Captivating Millennials
I first heard the name Jordan Peterson when one of our more intellectually astute youth ministers was quoted as saying “millennial guys are reading and listening to this person”. I learned from an article online that he was very correct. Peterson has captured the attention of many millennial men. The obvious question is why? Any…
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Defining Anglicanism
I wrote in my previous post that defining Anglican youth ministry is difficult because there are so many perspectives on what Anglicanism is. Then I recalled I had posted something a few years back that was written by J.I. Packer on Anglicanism. Admittedly his is the evangelical and protestant perspective. Yet it’s the understanding of…
