Tag: Church
-
Conduct Reflects The Gospel
We know when people work together in unity much can be achieved. There is a bond together, there is a goal to achieve, there is progress made, sometimes quite rapidly, when people are united. We may have experienced this before ourselves when working with others on a particular task, on a particular project, or toward…
-
The Grieving of the (Non) Gathering of God’s People
We now enter the third Sunday where our church is unable to gather together. And this week it has finally hit me. I’m grieving. I’m sad. Perhaps I’m a little angry, but mainly I’m sad. I’ve been involved in church life all my life. Being born into a pastors family means church is part of…
-
Published: A Biblical Theology of Youth Ministry by Michael McGarry
A friend of mine from the USA, Mike McGarry, recently published this great book, A Biblical Theology of Youth Ministry. It’s an excellent read, and a much needed contribution on the theological foundations for youth ministry. I reviewed the book and had the review published at TGCA. You can read the whole thing here. You…
-
Published: Youth Minister, ‘But Now’ You Have Been Included
Over at Rooted Ministry the fifth and final article of a 5-part series I’ve written has been published. The essence of the series is identity for the youth pastor, centred on the phrase ‘but now’. You can read the first post here, which looks at being made right with God. The second post focusses on the…
-
Published: Youth Minister, ‘But Now’ You Have Been Reconciled
Over at Rooted Ministry the fourth article of a 5-part series I’ve written has been published. The essence of the series is identity for the youth pastor, centred on the phrase ‘but now’. You can read the first post here, which looks at being made right with God. The second post focusses on the freedom we…
-
Published: Youth Minister, ‘But Now’ You Have Been Brought Near
Over at Rooted Ministry the third article of a 5-part series I’ve written has been published. The essence of the series is identity for the youth pastor, centred on the phrase ‘but now’. You can read the first post here, which looks at being made right with God. The second post focusses on the freedom we…
-
Published: Youth Minister, ‘But Now’ You Have Been Set Free
Over at Rooted Ministry the second article of a 5-part series I’m having published this week has gone live. The essence of the series is identity for the youth pastor, centred on the phrase ‘but now’. You can read the first post here, which looks at being made right with God. Today’s post focuses on the…
-
Published: Youth Minister, ‘But Now’ You Are Made Right
Over at Rooted Ministry I have a 5-part series coming out this week, all focussed on the theme of identity for the youth pastor and centred on the phrase ‘but now’. The first of these five have been published today. “Our identity, as well as our worship and obedience, is found at the cross. Nothing…
-
Published: The Power of Two by Danny Hunt
My friend and colleague, Danny Hunt, recently wrote a book about being a second-chair leader. That is, a leader that has a boss. It’s a short book but packed with wisdom and reflection from his 30-plus years of experience in church leadership. It is aimed mainly at those who are involved in church life, but…
-
Published: You’re Not Wasting Your Degree In Youth Ministry
A little while back Tim Gough of YouthWorkHacks.com wrote a couple of posts encouraging greater training for those in youth ministry. The first, ‘Why Train For Ministry?‘, gives a number of bullet point-like sentences on how training can help in the formation and learning of a youth pastor. The second, ‘How To Pick A Youth…