Tag: Youth Ministry
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The Inadequate Youth Pastor
As I stand in the front row of our church, waiting for the song to finish before I get up to preach, my heart is beating faster than usual. My mind is sending up invisible prayers like a professional boxer hitting the speedball. While on the outside I might look calm, inside is nothing of…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Published: Theological Reflection In Training For Youth Ministry
It was only a little over a week ago I wrote about the impact my Master of Divinity studies had on my training for youth ministry. I outlined four points about how my theological education has prepared and impacted my role as a youth and young adult pastor. However, there was really a fifth point. And…
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Published: 5 Advantages of Gospel Centred Youth Ministry
It’s very pleasing to have had another post about youth ministry published on The Gospel Coalition. This time I’m written about what I see as the advantages to a gospel-centred approach in youth ministry. It seems odd this even needs to be said. And using the phrase ‘gospel-centred’ when everyone else uses it beings to…
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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…