Youth
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Making a church for all
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2 min read
My entire life, I’ve felt lesser. As if my opinion didn’t matter. In church, that is. In the world, it was a completely different story. I was a good student, Honor Society and all that. In high school, I co-chaired a youth initiative for the regional community foundation and served the state on its youth…
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Experiential Teaching Is Not For the Weak
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2 min read
There is something about this story about a “fake kidnapping” that seems strangely wrong. Not in the idea of terrorizing youth or in the idea that we are an “overly judicious” society. There is something else. Toward the end, we get the defense: “It was a youth event, to illustrate what others have encountered on…
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Killing the Wisdom of Youth
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4 min read
Think back to your junior year of high school. Remember the things that made your blood boil: what you really cared about. Have it? Now write down some words that come to mind. Just take about 2 minutes to do this exercise. Now look at the list. What do you notice? Who are you now…
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9 Keys to engaging youth in church
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5 min read
[This post inspired my ebook, A Church for All. I encourage you to check out the information page to find out more!] When I started this series of posts on engaging different age groups in church (so far children and pre-teens), I deliberately chose the word church, rather than ministry. Engaging people in ministry isn’t…
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Not Mindless
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3 min read
Prime Minister David Cameron was on vacation while parts of London burned. After a few days, he decided to make an appearance. England’s leaders and members of the media have called the uprising in several poor communities in London “mindless”. Condemning atrocious acts as “mindless” is a way of totally discrediting the other party’s humanity. …