I am about 40 pages into a book called, The God-Hungry Imagination: The Art of Storytelling for Postmodern Youth Ministry by Sarah Arthur (Upper Room Books, 2007).
I am appreciating Arthur’s work so far. I like some of the ideas related to why youth are struggling to find the church relevant. I am also [...]
I frequently consult with churches, elder boards, staff teams, search teams, individual youth workers, youth ministry organizations and recently I have even had the opportunity to do some ideation, strategic thinking and scenario planning with the training division of a fortune 500 company.
I choose not to make my living at consulting, although at times I [...]
“Being a peacemaker is part of being surrendered to God, for God brings peace. We abandon the effort to get our needs met through the destruction of enemies. God comes to us in Christ to make peace with us; and we participate in God’s grace as we go to our enemies to make [...]
Mike King and I did a podcast together a few weeks ago in our studio at YouthFront. We talk about the merger between Sonlife and YouthFront, our hopes for the future and we talk a bit about our upcoming gathering in April with Brian McLaren on youth ministry called Prelude.
You can download the podcast [...]
It seems as though almost everyone associated with youth ministry is talking about the use of story – including myself. And why not, who doesn’t love a good story? I love that we (the world of youth ministry) are talking about story — especially as it relates to helping students engage with God’s story [...]
Mike King and I are hosting a small(er) gathering of youth workers at our YouthFront South Camp this coming spring — April 23-25. This gathering is in cooperation with Brian McLaren and his Every Thing Must Change conference.
I am excited about this gathering for a couple of reasons. First, it will be only [...]
From the BBC news website:
“When it comes to being tactile, the British are notoriously, well, hands-off. So what leads hundreds of people to travel to a giant hall in London all for a hug?”
I found the linked article below to be very interesting. I was mostly intrigued by the reporters own take on this [...]
This season always makes me wish for peace,
Or dream of it at least, as I ignore
The signs of its receding from the world:
The headlines’ promise of another war,
Or dream of it at least, as I ignore
An unkempt man who begs for change, who keeps
The headlines’ promise of another war.
The rich against the poor, it’s me [...]