http://www.anewkindofyouthministry.com/2009/04/02/youth-ministry-and-transformative-environments/ Guiding Students into Spiritual Formation for the Mission of God Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:23:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.anewkindofyouthministry.com/2009/04/02/youth-ministry-and-transformative-environments/comment-page-1/#comment-4768 JH Jazz Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:27:53 +0000 http://www.anewkindofyouthministry.com/2009/04/02/youth-ministry-and-transformative-environments/#comment-4768 I like the idea of undetermined time, defined space,but with a certian direction of matter. I think there is a defintite understanding of that in the more "litergical" churches with a more reflective contemptative slower setting. As opposed to the flashy modern edgy church model of the loud and non-stop high energy everything has to be packed into our one hour, before we move you out so that the next service can start and we can do it all again. We kind of do that a lot in youth ministry, or feel like we have to? I like the idea of undetermined time, defined space,but with a certian direction of matter.
I think there is a defintite understanding of that in the more “litergical” churches with a more reflective contemptative slower setting. As opposed to the flashy modern edgy church model of the loud and non-stop high energy everything has to be packed into our one hour, before we move you out so that the next service can start and we can do it all again. We kind of do that a lot in youth ministry, or feel like we have to?

]]> http://www.anewkindofyouthministry.com/2009/04/02/youth-ministry-and-transformative-environments/comment-page-1/#comment-4626 dustin sauder Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:19:41 +0000 http://www.anewkindofyouthministry.com/2009/04/02/youth-ministry-and-transformative-environments/#comment-4626 agreed!! everyone seems to take their youth skiing and fill the weekend up with play, and then have a talking head and call it a teaching time. Let's open things up, have time for hard play, but have time for structured Q&A, Bible reading, sharing, and worship. I usually have the privileged of taking over 80 high school students away every FEB. and they just yearn for this time - space - matter - together!! agreed!! everyone seems to take their youth skiing and fill the weekend up with play, and then have a talking head and call it a teaching time. Let’s open things up, have time for hard play, but have time for structured Q&A, Bible reading, sharing, and worship. I usually have the privileged of taking over 80 high school students away every FEB. and they just yearn for this time – space – matter – together!!

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