remedy.
I didn’t have to be as stealthy as Marko to get an early copy of “Remedy,” I just had to know the right person, and he loaned it to me. Crowder has always had a way with worship, and “Remedy”…
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Campolo.
We spent a good three days with Tony Campolo in town last week. He had a lot of great ideas to share, and was incredibly down to earth. The first night he spoke on Becoming Red-Letter Christians. He gave a…
College-Age Ministry
Just as we were starting our college-age ministry a few months ago, I had a pastor ask me why we had chosen Tuesday night. “Why not Friday night,” he asked, “because that’s the night they always hang out anyway?” Maybe…
passing the baton.
Something I’ve noticed in my 16 months of church work is a general disinterest amongst the Boomers & Beyond of passing on the baton to the younger generations within the church. There are solid people coming through our doors who…
text messaging from e-mail.
A fellow youth minister asked this morning how best to communicate to students and parents. It’s expensive to snail mail, a lot of our students don’t have or check e-mail, some parents don’t want their students on Myspace So how…
nywc: charlotte #5 [Recap #1]
People keep asking, “Was it worth it?” I’ve said yes, with almost no doubt about saying that. Looking back, it was a great time of rest, of learning (better than seminary learning, this was the good stuff!), but the best…