Issues in Youth Ministry: Evan Mattei
What do you see as some of the main issues youth ministry is struggling with today?
As the church faces cultural issues, youth, I think, deal with these even…
Chinese teenagers make me want to overhaul Christian education
The youth worker who got me hooked on youth ministry back in high school is now a missionary to students in China. Yesterday I got his monthly newsletter, which…
I fit in the 20-somethings view of spirituality
The Catalyst Blog summarized “Spirituality for 20-somethings” and, being 26 years old myself, it seems to fit me pretty well.
They don’t like…
The state of youth ministry and students
I love it when people ask me questions about youth ministry! They usually turn into ideas for blog posts. :) One such example came today from Jason Curlee:
What…
Album Review: I’m loving Skillet’s new CD, “Comatose”
I’ve followed Skillet’s music ever since they appeared on the Christian music scene, but I was never a huge fan until their latest album, Comatose…
Counseling training needed for youth ministry
I graduated from PBU with a degree in youth ministry and filled up all my electives with counseling classes, but I think if I had to do it over again I’d…
Why students are dropping out of church
There’s a lot of blogging going on about the New York Times’ recent article concerning the mass exodus of teenagers from evangelical churches…
Notes and thoughts from second day at NYWC
MORNING GENERAL SESSION, BY ROLLIE MARTINSON
I wasn’t quite sure what this guy’s point was and, judging by the number of people that left during his…
Day 1: NYWC session notes and thoughts
Man, it’s only the first day and I’ve already taken 8 pages of notes! I think this will be the only night I try to type ’em all up in a some…
Rethinking church service effectiveness
It’s obvious that way too many people attend church every Sunday and never connect with a word that’s said. I could walk into an average church on…