Category: youth ministry

Here’s a list of headlines from the month of August for the Google News search term, “Youth Pastor.” I’ve deleted multiple links to the same instance. 8/2/14 – New Youth Pastor to Join Ingle Chapel Congregation (Union-Bulliten – Washington) 8/11/14 – Jury Gives Former Youth Pastor Six 15-Year Sentences for Sexual Assault of a Child (12newsnow –…

I wrote this week’s YouTube You Can Use about the smallest independent state in the world, Sealand. In the course of writing that I found this little documentary about it’s inhabitants. On the one hand I love it. There’s something so completely hacker culture about finding a loophole in something the government was doing, literally…

I’m a big fan of the sharing economy. Services like Airbnb, Über, Craigslist, and Stubhub directly connect people who buy stuff with people who want to develop an interest in business without having to do it full-time. A couple weeks back I had this little Twitter conversation with Mark Matlock, a fellow youth worker who travels…

“For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” You’ve read Romeo and Juliet, right? Probably as a high school freshmen. Together, we struggled past the language of William Shakespeare to discover a story that has captured the ethos of adolescence for generations. Some of us needed a movie to…

Over the past few weeks I’ve been watching the Netflix show, House of Cards. It’s a fictional drama about the ruthless, cut throat world of Washington politics. As I’m watching the show on my iPad a few things become apparent. First, things in Washington can’t possibly be as interesting for 99.99% of the people who work in…

Here’s a list of headlines from the month of July for the Google News search term, “Youth Pastor.” I’ve deleted multiple links to the same instance. 7/2/14 – Birmingham Baptist Association Director Mishandled Case Involving Sex Abuse of Boys by Youth Pastor (AL.com) 7/2/14 – New Youth Pastor Excited for the Future (Newton Daily News) 7/3/14-…

“The administration needs to deport these families and children,” said Labrador, who appeared on the show [Meet the Press] after [DHS Security Secretary] Johnson. “I know it sounds harsh and difficult, but it’s better for the children. Send these children back in a humanitarian way. We can do it safely and efficiently.” Rep. Raul Labrador, Idaho (R) July 6th,…

A couple weeks back I was waiting in the drive-thru at Starbucks.

I know far too many youth workers who need to get a life.  No friends their own age. Can’t carry on a decent, adult conversation. Their lives revolve around their church. (their employer) If they are married and/or have kids, they spend most of their free time with their family. This is a recipe for disaster. Loneliness.…