This book came up in conversation among the YAMIA executive team during a strand of conversations about holding onto tradition while moving ahead in mission. Although we may hold to some differing perspectives on things, we agree that mission and tradition are not mutually exclusive. (After all we are Anglicans…). A lot of American youth [...]
I have been looking forward to Mark Oestreicher’s new book Youth Ministry 3.0 for a while and finally got a copy of it. Mark previewed a lot of the book on his site before its release, so I was really quite pleased to finally get the book.
The book starts out looking through how youth [...]
The following PDF resources may be helpful to you this Lenten season (and beyond) as you consider how to encourage your family to walk with Christ.
Of special note for Lent is the third resource for Family Sabbath 2009.
— Love and Logic
— Building Families of Faith
— AMIA Family Sabbath 2009 - [...]
I just finished the Listen Retreat for my youth group. It was a great weekend and for some it was an amazing weekend. The basic idea for this retreat is that theology is for people who don’t hear God. If we heard God (at least perfectly), we probably wouldn’t need theology. So in an effort [...]
I sat in on one of our classes last night at St. Peter’s. Never have I heard anything on the need for lament in the lives of Christians. It was a deeply personal and tender class and I really am still processing this whole idea.
Using Psalm 62, Gordon Bals walked us through what lament looks [...]
Yesterday I blogged about the possibility of the gospel. Can the gospel be a good news to each of us everyday, rather than just a promise for our death? I believe it can. I also believe it won’t be unless we change how we think of it and how we view ourselves.
Most people, when I [...]
There is a problem with leadership that Seth Godin in his book Tribes. Check out previous posts here, here, here and here.The problem with leadership is that people feel inadequate or lacking authority to lead. Even those who are “ordained” to lead feel it. Without the sense of authority, people don’t lead. Ask anyone in [...]
More writing on Seth Godin’s book Tribes. Check out previous posts here, here, here and here. Another great thought for the church is in what Seth Godin describes as Making a Ruckus.
Godin describes the problem with forming new tribes often found in the business world.
“The old rule was simple: The best way to grow an [...]
I just got back from a great weekend retreat with my group. We focused on taking off our masks and becoming more real in our relationships. This was especially focused on our relationship with Jesus. It was a great weekend that looked a lot like this:
Day 1
Head to the thrift store for challenge #1
30 minutes [...]
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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