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Wow. These are some great examples of congregations stepping out to do youth ministry in a missional way. New mission can rejuvenate churches [...]
March 18, 2011
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How good are you at breaking out of the Christian Ghetto? If you’re a Christian, do you find that a majority of your friends are [...]
July 6, 2010
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Just returned from 8 days doing service in a sleepy village in Nicaragua. The whole experience was generally overwhelming… the beauty of [...]
June 24, 2010
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Long time readers of this blog (ie, my mom and my wife), know that I enjoy listening to heavy metal music–not strictly, but when the mood [...]
May 25, 2010
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For those who long to provide something more concrete to the relief efforts in Haiti: check out the UMCOR site. The kits they’re assembling [...]
January 15, 2010
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I’m supposed to be commenting on aging in youth ministry. That will come… but had to comment on an article just read in the United [...]
June 23, 2009
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I like the notion of actually giving an object through charity, not just giving a lump of money to an administrative office or organization-type [...]
December 9, 2008
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Spent the past weekend helping reconstruction efforts in and around Oakville, Iowa. We took 11 from our church, ranging from jr high students to [...]
October 29, 2008
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Today I’m resting after spending a week in New Orleans with 32 students and adults. It was a wonderful week. We worked on several different [...]
June 30, 2008
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I leave this afternoon with 31 high school students and adults for a mission trip in New Orleans. We’re working with Louisiana United [...]
June 21, 2008