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The Internet and the New Apprenticeship
I am currently taking a grad class called “Sociology of Adolescence”, and for this class I had to read a book titled “The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager” by Thomas Hine. It was a fascinating...
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20Teens and Hippies: Are They Really That Different? – Part 1
The Good Ol’ Days As many of you know, I am pursuing a graduate degree in youth ministry leadership. The class that I am currently taking is called “Sociology of Adolescence.” The last two books that I...
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20Teens and Hippies: Are They That Different? – Part 2
The New Civil Rights Movement As I mentioned in my last post, I am taking a grad class called “Sociology of Adolescence.” I have spent a fair amount of time studying the history of teenagers in...
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20Teens and Hippies: Are They Really That Different? – Part 3
Higher Education This series has been sparked by the research I have done for my grad class, “Sociology of Adolescence.” I have spent a fair amount of time studying the history of teenagers in America....
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Cyber Bullying and How to BE the Change
Today’s post is a guest post written by my wife, Tessa. She is a vital volunteer in our youth ministry and has been fighting on the front lines with me from day one. Enjoy! Unless you’ve been living in...
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The Business of Doing Church
There are two words that I really have a problem with in my title: business and doing. You see, lately it seems that many institutions have decided that they’d rather be businesses than real churches....
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Adolechnics: Teens and Tech – Part 2
Video Games First, I’d like to apologize for my absence these past two weeks. Summer is a crazy time for me as my normal routine is disrupted which makes finding time to write difficult. I will do my...
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Hello World (again…)
When I first signed up for WordPress almost a year ago my first post was automatically titled “Hello World.” In many ways today feels like that first post. I’m venturing into a foreign world excited...
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More than Sunday – Part 1
As I said in my post yesterday, this week marks a new beginning for my family and my ministry. After six wonderful years at Fellowship of Faith in McHenry, IL God has called my family on to Union...
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More Than Sunday – Part 2
The Church is an Us As I have been trying to frame this series out I wrestled with how to order things. When having a discussion on what the Church is supposed to be should we start with what the...
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More Than Sundays – Part 3
The Mission for the Church Why do we exist? Why did God choose to form and empower us through His Spirit? I think that it is a very important distinction to recognize that God did not create the Church...
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More Than Sunday – The Church in Crisis
Today, I am taking a sharp left turn with this series. Right now the concept and identity of the Church in my community is being tested in ways that I never saw coming. None of us did. Nothing tests...
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What is My Motivation?
Motivation and drive… two intertwined concepts that seem to be as addicting as they are elusive. Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why you do what you do? Let me warn you, it can lead you into an...
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Evaluation and the Sacred Cow
I have been in full-time youth ministry for going on seven years now and I have come to realize that there is nothing more prevalent and damaging in the ministry world than sacred cows. In case you...
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Mixed Mesages
I have decided that I need a sabbatical from ministry-related conferences and seminars for no other reason than that I am getting a little tired of being told that I am a terrible youth pastor and...
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