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 [...]
Hawkosky raises an interesting point - one that you may have struggled with to the point that you have put it to one side in your too hard box. The topic in question is how do we measure our success [or lack of] in youth ministry. He mentions that many places depend heavily on the [...]
It won’t take you a long time reading this blog to understand that I am a firm believer in youth involvement. I enjoy preaching [I call it doing talky bits] but our students will learn far more by discussing a topic than just hearing me going on and on. I also run the risk of [...]
Writing in a totally different context, Angus makes the following point:
“Maybe it’s because no one’s really reading or writing these days,” said Angus. “Young people don’t read books; they don’t read papers. And when they ‘write,’ they use computers to cobble together little snippets of information, have a spell-checker proof it, and even let the [...]
Dan Mayes writes about his church and their youth ministry without the ‘luxury’ of a youth pastor. Read the whole thing for the full perspective. I just want us to consider a short sentence at the beginning of his post:
There was basically one or two people both completely burnt out on youth ministry, with no [...]
An Irish newspaper reported:
Children who feel pressured by parents to succeed may be more at risk of developing anxiety or even depression
In some ways that could be considered an obvious statement. I meet young people almost every week who are suffering from parents expectations.
But a not so obvious question could be; What are we specifically [...]
6 questions were asked of Peter Wilson is a consultant child psychotherapist. One of them asked if he was concerned that young people were referred to as brats. His answer was delightful. I am printing a part of it here:
Dictionary: brat, a child, “especially an irritating one”. Yes, I know! … and I know one [...]
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 [...]
Youth Ministry Tips has a great post about business meetings and how we can reduce the stress that they may create. One thing is for sure, many youth workers are not good business meeting attenders [you should see them running a meeting!].
These are the headings - but the post is well worth a look.
When [...]
