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the youth cartel:a revolutionary student ministry “weapon”

July 18, 2011 in culture, leadership, student ministry, thoughts with 2 Comments

i’m excited for this revolutionary announcement.

rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y–adjective

1. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
2.radically new or innovative; outside or beyond established procedure, principles, etc.: a revolutionary discovery.
3. of or pertaining to the American Revolution or to the period contemporaneous with it in U.S. history: Revolutionary heroes; Revolutionary weapons.

two good guys i’ve gotten to know as personal friends and mentors Mark Oestreicher and Adam McLane have joined forces to leverage their collective hearts and heads for the Kingdom to impact student ministry workers… and its going to be a really good thing called “the youth cartel“…and maybe the word “weapon” may offer some reserve, but their work and effort should be added to anyone’s “arsenal” in ministry.  we do live in a world that is in a spiritual battle, right? john 10:10!

according to their blog here’s what they’re about:

This is about finding a way to elevate the voices and ideas of a new generation of youth workers from the fringes. This is about promoting new youth ministry voices to the world we know and love, and about helping organizations connect with the amazing tribe of youth workers.

the story of everything – now and yet to come

July 14, 2011 in culture, student ministry with 0 Comments

the struggle we all find ourselves as part of as we journey through life…can be better understood when we see that our story is part of a larger Story. love this really creative video that gives a concise picture of God’s story. enjoy. ht johnny baker.

is student ministry killing the church?

July 13, 2011 in books & reviews, culture, student ministry, thoughts with 0 Comments

hmmm…not sure what to think about this new documentary. i stumbled on it today and have watched the movie. its free till sept 1. click here.   there’s some useful conversation that it begins, but i’m thinking it may be too narrow. there’s some stereotyping and some assumptions that i’m not fully in agreement with. that said…if you’re in ministry – vocationally or not…its worth the watch and a conversation about it. would be interested in your thoughts.  please leave a comment…and lets begin the conversation.

Evangelical Teens and their Sexual Debut

July 11, 2011 in culture, student ministry with 1 Comment

Over the past month with two different mission trips i have some amazing transparent conversations with teens.  Many of those conversations have touched on the issue of premarital sex.  to be honest i’m almost dumbfounded by the degree of sexuality activity among teens who have a faith perspective.  though i shouldn’t be surprised.  my pal rudy carrasco posted a link to this article which led to a couple others that are worthy of any youth leader and/or parents reading.  what i found especially troubling (because anthony is right) that Evangelicalism will certainly run from this topic.

Evangelicalism, in part because of the spiritual delusion created by youth ministry, continues to be an #epic fail on forming virtuous young adults some would argue, especially for women. This is, in part, because evangelicals have made sexual sin the highest form of deviance.

Dr. Eric Reitan,citing the research from Forbidden Fruit, by UT-Austin sociologist Mark Regnerus, notes:

“(E)vangelical teen-agers are more sexually active than Mormons, mainline Protestants, and Jews. On average, white evangelical Protestants make their ‘sexual debut’–to use the festive term of social-science researchers–shortly after turning sixteen.”
“(E)vangelical Protestant teen-agers are significantly less likely than other groups to use contraception.”

 

From the Archives: Evangelicals and Premarital Sex
Red Sex, Blue Sex:Why do so many evangelical teen-agers become pregnant?

 

 

freedom!

June 3, 2011 in adventure, culture, thoughts with 0 Comments

this will make your friday and maybe even the weekend. what joy when we accomplish a dream. the only thing to have made this better would be for our young friend to shout “FREEDOM!” at the conclusion. enjoy.

ht lanie roberts

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