Dive into the archives.
- Lies of Youth Ministry, Part One
Boys and girls in youth ministry we’ve got some problems. We in youth ministry, as a tribe, believe some lies about who we are, what we’re about, and how we should be reaching students. Let’s address these and move forward to fix them, OK?
#1 Your ministry is “successful” if you have 10% of Sunday morning [...]
- Youth Ministry & Risk
I’ve been thinking about successful youth groups vs. unsuccessful youth groups. And truth be told the exact same thought holds true for churches.
Successful youth groups takes measured, bold risks.
Unsuccessful youth groups take few risks.
Successful youth groups generate excitement both internally and externally.
Unsuccessful youth groups are boring.
Successful youth groups have a two-fold reaching/teaching mode.
Unsuccessful youth groups [...]
- 10 Things I Did While My Friends Were in Florida
I mentioned this project earlier today, here is the video. I think it turned out pretty funny. What do you think?
- Off to Shoot a Movie
Today I’m hanging out with my favorite peeps, the cast and crew from Light Force. We’re going to conceptualize, shoot, edit, and release a movie today.
It’s called “10 Things I Did While My Friends Were in Florida.” We’ll be driving all over the Metro area shooting all sorts of weird things. I can’t wait to [...]
- Mercy: Some practical theology here
Last night at Light Force small groups we talked about the difference between mercy and grace.
Grace = Getting something you don’t deserve.
Mercy = Not getting something you deserve.
I could see the students wrestling with this. Here are students completely covered in both. They have parents who bathe them in both on a daily basis. [...]
