A hyper-socialized generation
Wall Street Journal recently published an article, ‘The Greatest Generation (of Networkers),’ in which it relates a story of a 17-year-old high school student who…
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Sports mentoring & chaplaincy
Just completed Level I and II of the Sports Mentoring & Chaplaincy training. This is the second and final round of conducting this 4-day course,…
Youth More Than Gold (YMTG)
Attended the inaugural Youth More Than Gold (YMTG) networking meeting, organised by EFOS and Ignite Alliance. About 150-200 pastors and leaders came together @ Bartley…
Chronicles of Koinonia (Heb. 10.19-25)
Sermon on Hebrews 10:19-25 – Chronicles of Koinonia.http://player.sermoncentral.com/mpp.swf
Four principles of youth ministry
http://www.smalltownyouthpastor.com/2008/05/the-four-principles-of-youth-ministry-discipleship/by Jeremy Zach (20 May 2008)Summary Kids must be led from where they start. Discipleship must come from the inside out. There must be an…
How to be a superhero youth pastor/worker
http://www.smalltownyouthpastor.com/2009/06/how-to-be-a-superhero-youth-pastoryouth-worker/by Jeremy Zach (STYP, 30 Jun 2009)A really interesting blog I’ve discovered and have been following recently is Small Town Youth Pastor, by Jeremy Zach….
Churches Losing Youths Long Before College
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090629/survey-churches-losing-youths-long-before-college/index.htmlby Lillian Kwon (Christian Post, 29 Jun 2009)Survey done by America’s Research Group and findings published in a book, Already Gone, by Ken Ham, founder…
Earmarks of the future youth ministry
http://www.smalltownyouthpastor.com/2009/06/earmarks-of-the-future-youth-ministry/by Jeremy Zach (STYP, 28 Jun 2009) Places and spaces that encourage belonging. Focused theological identities that have clear trajectories. Adults surrounding clusters of students….
The importance of a good example
MacArthur relates a sports article of a high school basketball team from Rockville County, Georgia. They had won the state championship, but the coach later…
5 foundations of a truth-drenched youth ministry
http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/1772_5_Foundations_of_a_Truthdrenched_Youth_Ministry/by Abraham Piper (Desiring God, 03 May 2009)Piper lists 5 essentials for a youth ministry drenched in truth. Be a truth-drenched example. Have a truth-drenched…