Students say the darnedest things
This site is hilarious. Some youth workers put the statements of some of their youth on the site. Students say the darnedest things. HT: Youth Specialties blog
I would like to rant…
however, I can’t. There have been some things that go on with youth pastors and churches that I can’t elaborate on at this point. Part of the problem is that I have a heart for the hurting youth pastors, who have been used and abused by churches. I once attended a NYWC in Pittsburgh in [...]
An Extended Youth
This is an interesting article which I’m not sure what to do with. If this is the case, then the church has some serious work to do in training up its leaders, or place more emphasis on “youth ministry.” The youth market has always been defined as tweens, teens, and sometimes college students, but Viacom’s [...]
evangelical teenagers and sex
The hat tip goes to ysmarko with this. Although, I read the article from the youth marketing site called Ypulse. It brings about a good point that behavior doesn’t always follow attitude, especially with teens. interesting article in the new yorker about evangelical teenagers and sex. important reading for youth workers (and parents). here’s an [...]
Showing mercy…with Rock Band?
I was listening to Brian Zahnd at the Word of Life church podcast from a couple of weeks ago and he was doing a series about showing mercy. Pastor Brian had pointed out any interesting thing, that the Pharisees said to get your act cleaned up and then come to the table to eat.However, Jesus [...]
A cool song for the Youth worker
I saw this as a video that a church is using to set up their mission trip to the Dominican Republic, but it has some great thoughts on outreach and youth ministry. Brandon Heath – Give Me Your Eyes from Brandon Heath on Vimeo. Blogged with the Flock Browser
A youth worker conference
I like youth worker conferences and conventions. I have been following the NYWC that YS puts on each year. I would love to go back to one. Well, Group publishing and SYM have teamed to put together a conference in Columbus, OH. It sounds like NYWC but on a somewhat smaller scale. It would be [...]
apophenia: teens, dating, friendship, and school dances
apophenia: teens, dating, friendship, and school dances Danah Boyd starts out with: When I read the Chicago Tribune’s coverage of why teens have eschewed dates for school dances, I wanted to scream. I did too, well maybe not scream, but the conclusions of the article she writes about to me are wrong. There has been [...]
Low Self-Esteem of Girls
New National Report Reveals the High Price of Low Self-Esteem Being an adult youth leader, I am always looking at youth culture articles and studies so that I can get a glimpse of what is going on in the culture. This was an interesting article with some interesting statistics: – 67 percent of girls ages [...]
Late night thoughts part deux
I posted a late night thought several years ago, but the allergy meds I took tonight are keeping me awake. Anyway, Mary and I have been discussing generational curses. She got a new book that talks about the spiritual root of disease and such. I have read about generational curses in the Bible, and listened [...]
