Posts tagged RETHINKING YOUTH MINISTRY
Occupy the church?
Brian Kirk (RethinkingYouthMinistry) wrote an interesting article on Patheos about the intersection of the Occupy Wall Street movement and the call to help youth take a place of greater responsibility within churches. This has really got me thinking!
I’m not sure just getting young people to fill posts and committees that meet the approval of the current institution is what we need – that’s all a bit sycophantic for me. However, we do need to engage young people in a real way that allows them to shape and create rather than simply keep the spiritual pensions of those who are maintaining More...
Missional Youth Ministry…At A Glance
I found this interesting post from Brian Kirk at RETHINKING YOUTH MINISTRY about missional youth ministry. So as we are considering Ministry for Mission as a Diocese I thought it might be useful to consider how our youth and children’s ministry might take on a missional shape. Are you trying an attractional approach??? How about a missional one? Read on:
I attempted to redesign a simple visual way to compare the earlier youth ministry paradigm known as “attractional youth ministry” and the emerging paradigm many would label “missional youth ministry” (you can click on the image above More...
Discussion Starter: How will you be remembered?
I read this on the excellent RETHINKING YOUTH MINISTRY – i reckon it’s a good way to get young people talking and reflecting
This idea could provide a window not only into what values the teens in your group already carry with them, but what values you might help them explore in the coming year. Share with your teens the story of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite. This story, perhaps apocryphal, encourages each of us to consider what, in the end, we want our life to be about. Nobel awoke one morning More...
RETHINKING YOUTH MINISTRY: make your own prayer labyrinth
Walking a labyrinth can be a great opportunity for helping your youth focus on the journey of faith.
With most of us getting ready to kick-off a new school year in our youth ministries, why not spend some time with your youth focusing on the journey of faith — both the journey of the past and the journey you are about to make together into the future? The labyrinth is an ancient Christian spiritual tool for aiding individuals in meditation and prayer. In many ways, it symbolizes the walk of the
RETHINKING YOUTH MINISTRY: Worship Idea – Growing With God
Try this simple hands-on worship experience to encourage your youth to seek growth in their faith.
Once a year in the summer our church joins several others in our inner city neighborhood for an outdoor worship experience just prior to the jazz concert in a local park that we co-sponsor. The service is open to anyone who might be in the park early for the concert and we are often joined by neighbors and strangers alike.
This year our theme was “Growing with God.” We focused on the story of creation and how
Advent Ideas for Youth Ministry
RETHINKING YOUTH MINISTRY have posted some advent brilliant ideas and links for youth ministry. Click here to go straight to their fabulous site.
turning youth ministry upside down
One youth minister’s idea for turning the attractional approach to youth ministry upside down.
The predominant approach to youth ministry in the United States (and the UK too ed.) is often referred to as the attractional approach. It generally focuses on attracting youth to local ministries with entertainment and large group activites designed to get teens in the door (more…)