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culture: scandal or opportunity? (part 1)

The revolving world is a constant blitzkrieg of the sensational and the sickening. As youth workers, we understand that culture plays a big role in the development of teenagers’ identity. Culture is both a glorious and disastrous melding of art, tech, fashion, language, music, web sites, dominating values, politics, advertisements, current events, books, movies, celebrities/icons, magazines, TV shows…the messages and mediums of culture are nearly endless.…

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Asking Tough Questions

When you sit and talk with a student, what do you hope happens? Early in ministry many of my one-on-one student conversations were about me trying to show them I was interested in their lives. The questions like name, school, and hobbies seemed safe enough to show them I cared, and I did.…

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Youth Ministry Restart

I have been in youth ministry probably for about 10 years now, and never have I been more unconfident. Our church was able to acquire a storefront that is about 100 yards away from our town’s junior high school. It’s located in an area where teens walk to and from school, so basically I hit the youth ministry grand prize.…

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are church politics for real?

You don’t have to be in youth ministry very long before you realize that the church isn’t immune from painful political maneuvering. As much as we’d love to do ministry in an environment where church politics are non existent, as long as people are involved, some form of politics will appear.…

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It’s Called Work for a Reason

About a year ago, I had the privilege of conducting a phone interview with Duffy Robbins’ about his senior youth ministry seminar at Eastern University. Duffy started the interview with this curious statement: “My class liked your book and everything, but a number of students made the same comment, and I’d love to hear your response.…

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