(Read Part I and Part II)
Youth Ministry is Done in Families
It’s difficult showing churches and ministries the benefits of shifting the focus from a segmented community to a Family that fosters numerous mature adult relationships.
As Chap Clark, author of Hurt: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers expresses, “Young people are desperate for an adult who cares.” He [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘youth ministry’
May 1, 2008
Dancing Jesus: Why The Church Has Failed The Youth — Part III
April 29, 2008
Dancing Jesus: Why The Church Has Failed The Youth — Part II
(Read Part I here)
Part II
Mature Leadership Within the Church Family
It’s scary to think of the corporations that we rely on in our daily lives as money hungry monsters and it’s even scarier when we can relate them to the institution of our church.
One of the major flaws of institutions (take for example McDonalds) [...]
April 29, 2008
Dancing Jesus: Why the Church Has Failed the Youth — Part I
Part I
“I want someone I can tell my problems to.”
When I heard this from a sophomore male during a group prayer at a recent youth event I was shocked for a number of reasons. One, I could relate. Two, he shouldn’t be alone. Here in this moment he shared a deep longing in his [...]
