Last week a column I wrote for Slant 33 went live on the web in the subject of "Tradition in Youth Ministry." Myself and two others wrote about the inherent dangers and strengths that tradition hold. In light of our weekend retreat a couple of days … [Continue reading]
A WEEKEND IN THE DESERT
October 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Our annual desert weekend man trip retreat is now complete and what a BLAST it was. We took 57 adults and students from 2 churches to the desert for a weekend of bonding, Bible study, and things that go BOOM. We did the usual stuff like a huge … [Continue reading]
RETREAT PLANNING- WHY BOTHER
October 19, 2011 by 4 Comments
At the last NYWC in San Diego, myself and Nate Rice and Matt McGill hosted a panel discussion entitled "Retreat Planning 101" and in it, we discussed the what, when, where, how and such of planning your own retreat verses just using the already done … [Continue reading]
WELCOME TO YOUTH MINISTRY
October 13, 2011 by 4 Comments
This year we're trying something new and we put our small groups all in the same space on campus. We have a dinner and hang out time with volleyball and basketball for 40 minutes from 6:30 to 7:10ish pm. We come in for a 20 minute large group co-ed … [Continue reading]
RESTRICTED FROM YOUTH GROUP
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I was teaching at Recess at Mt. Hermon this last weekend for some youth workers in Nor Cal and during a Q and A session, the subject of being restricted from youth group came up.Whenever this comes up in my ministry or in a question from another, I … [Continue reading]
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