I’ll be facilitating a small group this year at my church — Church of the Resurrection – along side of some other great people. I’ll be facilitating a group designed to help hurting students, students with addictions, students with a variety of issues, really.
I’m curious to know if any one of you are aware of [...]
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Celebrate Recovery | Life Hurts, God Heals
Posted: 13th August 2009 by Chris in Church, Youth Ministry7
Youth Ministry & The Task of Culture Shaping
Posted: 5th June 2009 by Chris in Church, Spirituality, Theology, Youth MinistryI’ve found a new hobby. I have found absolute delight in digging up older books on youth ministry – books from the 70’s and 80’s. Much of what I find I purchase for a couple of bucks from some obscure website and they’re usually shipped from places in the world I can only wish I [...]
Youth Ministry and Narrative Intelligence
Posted: 12th March 2009 by Chris in Church, Youth MinistryThe more I thought about the conversations surrounding last weeks post on re-thinking mission in youth ministry, the more I thought about the need for youth workers to also be re-thinking the idea of narrative in youth ministry.
I am hearing a wonderful amount of chatter around ’story’ and the art of storytelling in youth ministry. [...]
Chasing Francis by Ian Cron
Posted: 14th February 2009 by Chris in Books, Church, Spirituality, TheologyAround the office at Youthfront there are a few legendary stories of people who have either been on staff or have merely stopped in a time or two over the years for a meeting or an inspirational talk or to partner in an event, say a prayer, etc.
I think most of the stories I hear [...]
This is an interesting article (see below) from The Galveston County Daily News. I know nothing about the church — other than what their website and the article below portray.
I am familiar with the “cell church” and know quite a few people of faith who share the cell church philosophy.
An all volunteer staff? [...]
I made my way through the smoky air this morning from the hotel to the airport. It isn’t the kind of smoke that you can’t breathe in and see through (yet) where the NYWC is taking place. However, the smell of fires and the thought of the tens of thousands of people who [...]
I had a conference call this morning with the senior leadership team and youth pastor (not on the senior lead. team) of a new but rapidly growing church here in the greater Chicago area. Very nice people. Great hearts and an obvious passion to see people live, love and lead in the way [...]
Stealing or Revealing the Identity of Jesus?
Posted: 21st May 2007 by Chris in Church, Spirituality, Youth MinistryI am up late these nights. Mostly flipping through the channels as I am to worn out to think straight enough to write well or read well, but not worn out enough to have my mind become inactive enough to fall asleep. I know, this is something that doctor’s can fix. I [...]
I had the chance to speak at SOULstice last night in Minneapolis. It was great fun. I spoke on the discipline of confession or telling God the truth. Scot McKnight in his book Jesus Creed provides some great insight into what confession means and looks like. I borrowed most of my [...]
So I am on the phone with a friend and fellow youth worker yesterday that I haven’t spoken to in nearly 3 years. It was really cool to catch up with him. At one point in our conversation I asked, “So what can you tell me about your student community”? He said, “Things are going [...]