“Silent Night” has always been my favorite Christmas song/carol. My favorite version? That’s easy — Sarah McLachlan’s version [Wintersong].
An Austrian priest named, Father Joseph Mohr, wrote the lyrics to the song “Silent Night”. Mohr was born in 1792 the son of mercenary soldier and unmarried seamstress. Mohr, as a result of being born to his [...]
Re-post from www.slant33.com: Check out what my friends Steve Argue and Lily Lewin have to say about the same question HERE.
Why is spiritual formation so often referred to as being on a path or journey?
First, I think it may be the healthiest way to view spiritual formation—as though each of us is unfinished, always [...]
Mark Oestricher is doing a series on the future of youth ministry over HERE. Marko typically has some great thoughts regarding youth ministry past, present and future so I encourage you to stay tuned and engage the conversation as he writes along.
Today Marko has quoted me regarding the future of youth ministry. Honestly, I had [...]
My friend Aaron Mitchum and I wrote a couple nifty little books on some of the spiritual disciplines. Currently we have 5 of the books (series of 12) done and we are currently working on the next 5. We’ve finished Prayer, Fasting, Solitude, Study and Journaling. The full series name is Bloom Books: Everyday Practices [...]
Story is everything when we share our faith. After all, what is the gospel but the story of God’s will, way, and work of providing salvation and justice for all of humanity through the gift of God’s son, Jesus Christ?
Here are 10 ways that story plays into faith sharing:
Story makes [...]
A few months ago I started working along side of some great people from The House Studio (I am still with Barefoot too!) to find innovative ways to tell God stories. Stay tuned as we have some wonderful new products in the pipeline for missional churches, small groups, etc. For instance, right now we are [...]
Originally posted at SLANT33.COM. My attempt at answering the following question: In what ways are reading Scripture and letting Scripture read us different?
Before I even answer this question, let me say this. If you have not read Eat This Book, by Eugene Peterson, go to Amazon and get it now. You will be blessed [...]
My friend and co-worker named Paul Sheneman who blogs HERE, works HERE and leads the youth ministry HERE wrote a nifty little e-book called, The Art of Mentoring: A 14-Day Study of Biblical Experts. We’ve been giving this e-book out to all of our $5 Training participants. Recently, we have heard such positive feedback about [...]
Merge is a week-long gathering of youth workers and students in Grand Rapids, MI held on the campus of Cornerstone University. The dates are July 11-16. Merge was founded by Michael Novelli of Echo the Story, author of Shaped by the Story and editor of Credo. Here are 7(+2) reasons why you should take your [...]
The last several years of my live I have been intensely involved with training youth workers. I’ve been involved in developing the training (volunteer & paid) and I’ve been equally involved with delivering training all over North America and throughout parts of the world.
Recently, I have noticed a shift in many youth workers thinking about [...]