If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Adam Walker has provided his Top 10 Youth Ministry Books - and I for one, love those kinds of blog posts. Interestingly I only have 1 out of his 10 on my shelf! [I wonder what that is [...]
Jan says this of herself:
I am chronologically a middle-aged woman.
But then cites various examples of times where she feels old and times when she feels young; people who are chronologically old yet appear ever young.
It reminded me of what I often say to young people - ‘I am 15 years old on the inside but [...]
I came across this amazing prayer the other day:
I pray that our youth ministry and the church I serve in never becomes a place where people are defined by their past or their struggles and temptations. At the same time, I pray that it is a place where people can be open and honest about [...]
In the work I do I often get the privilege of chattering to young people about public speaking. Some might say that I am an accomplished public speaker, and I certainly have had heaps of experience and enjoy myself - albeit I am still learning and regularly attend my local Toastmaster group.
But - the point [...]
The Ikonographers’ recent post reminded me of a discussion I had over 30 years ago. But first - in a recent blog post The I. wrote:
I have really been impressed with the providence of God in moving the pieces of the puzzle around to meet all the needs. When the prospect of this new ministry [...]
One of the key issues for me when considering my work with young people is my vision to see them fully released into what God wants them to be. I know enough of life to realise that this will only happen if the young person has a fully functioning, vital relationship with God. So that [...]
The Bible says that without a vision the people will perish and I have found that people (young and old) are more vibrant and engaged when they are working towards something - some goal is encouraging them along the way. Some time ago my wife preached a sermon called Freedom from Mundane Thinking and, as [...]
The dictionary definition of accountable is: Adjective: liable to account, responsible, explicable.
My first experience of youth group leadership (in the late 1980’s) did not give me a good example.experience of accountability in action. The theory was good in that I was accountable to the senior pastor of the church. The weakness was in the practical [...]
