For my good friend Nathan in Australia — and the whole lot of us really…
“The way of trust is a movement into obscurity, into the undefined, into ambiguity, not into some predetermined, clearly delineated plan for the future…”
“The reality of naked trust is the life of a pilgrim who leaves what is nailed down, obvious, [...]
Archive for February, 2007
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This weekend has been a fantastic weekend for me so far… I hope you are having a great one too.
Friday night was a great night. I went to a dance with my daughter — Megan. She is 7 years old. I had a blast dancing to “High School Musical” songs, talking [...]
I am really excited about a new learning experience that we are launching this spring at Sonlife called, Shaping a Missional Community. In short, this experience is a three-day, in-depth and interactive time of helping each other create and design transformational youth ministry environments built around the practices of the early church. You [...]
So these guys ran 4,000 miles in 111 days. In other words, they ran the equivalent of nearly two marathons a day for 111 days… Is that ridiculous or what? I don’t think I could drive 4,000 in 111 days! Among other reasons, they ran to raise awareness for a non-profit called H2O Africa.
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Yesterday I met with my friend and publisher Jay Howver from YS/Zondervan. He gave me Zach Hunter’s new book called, Be The Change. Zach is a fifteen-year-old abolitionist and activist who spends a bunch of his time working to end slavery around the world.
I spent about an hour last night reading through Zach’s [...]
I am off to Denver today for some meetings on Monday and Tuesday. I am looking forward to connecting with some old friends and meeting some new ones. It is supposed to be a little warmer (45-50 degress) than it has been in Chicago as of late. So I am also looking [...]
Mark Riddle posted a list of 31 things that the youth ministry world has come to accept as normal. It is quite comprehensive — and I think spot on. Take a moment to read it over. What is missing? What shouldn’t make the list? Would love to know your thoughts…
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It seems like more often than not when I meet with youth workers around North America, either in person or over the phone, I find myself recommending a book entitled, Practicing Discernment with Youth: A Transformative Youth Ministry Approach by David White. I am always surprised at the number of you who have never [...]
A couple of weeks ago I posted about an article I read reagrding the average out of pocket expenses of teachers. Here is that post:
http://www.anewkindofyouthministry.com/2007/01/18/
teachers-spend-out-of-pocket-average-of-593/
I wondered what the average out of pocket for youth workers was so I asked you to email me what you estimate your annual out of pocket expenses are. [...]
The stance and posture of the missional youth minister…
Where do you stand? Not on specific theological issues, social issues, political issues or any other issues. Those are all certainly worthy issues to take a stand on. Specifically, where do you stand in relation to God and the broken world? And what [...]