Category: light force
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Germany’s solution for bored adolescents
How many times have parents laughingly told me about their high school student who said, "I’m bored" and got glared at by a 15 year old too good to do a little work? Well, apparently this isn’t something that just happens in the United States. In Germany, they’ve been floating the idea of taking these…
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Ahead of the curve
Two things have happened this week that demonstrate that our little Romeo is far ahead of most churches curve. The really cool thing is not people in the church saying, "Hey, this is working." (While that is happening, these things are even more encouraging) This stuff comes from people who are outside of our church:…
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We’re back
Last night was the first time Light Force met, officially, since mid-December. It’s was weird to have that much of a lay-off. In all honesty I felt a little out of practice "doing what I do." All of my parts of the night felt weird. Not bad, just… somehow foreign. Fortunately for me, since I’ve…
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Jesus is real, dude
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Christmas on MainStreet
Tonight was our last MainStreet of the year. (duh) For something a little special, we combined MainStreet with our Christmas eve service. Let’s put it this way… I wasn’t convinced that we could transition from the wild and crazy times of MainStreet into the very thoughtful and joyous traditional Christmas service. That said, I think…
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Chainsaw, Sledges, Axes, and Couches
Not sure I can accurately depict how much fun I had after church today. We got rid of two couches that were in the youth room. It would have been too easy to just call the garbage company and have them hauled off. It was so much more fun to cut, smash, and hack them…
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College and Youth Ministry in the News
I don’t catch the news too many nights per week, but I did see that Katie Couric of CBS News is doing a series called "Christ on Campus." Watch the video on iTunesWatch the video on the CBS news website Here’s the first line: "If you asked college students today who the Big Man…
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Issues in Youth Ministry
A few weeks back Tim Schmoyer asked me to give him my thoughts on Youth Ministry from a "big lens" perspective. He actually has a huge "What Needs to Change" series going on his blog… a fantastic idea and there are loads of good thoughts from a broad spectrum of youth ministry professionals, academics, practitioners,…
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MainStreet, Light Force in Action?
Last night was our 3rd MainStreet. MainStreet is a big kids event where we invite parents into a kids world to learn biblical virtues. Something I adore about MainStreet is the amount of involvement with our middle and high school students. Last night, there were a few skits that where 90% Light Force students performed…
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When do I stop forcing?
I’ve been thinking about this question lately. It’s a question I get in various forms all the time for various reasons. "At what point do I stop making my kid come to youth group?" Some may see that and say "I would never force or coerce my kid to go to church." But for the…