Whenever you start a new position at a church, one of the first things to do is learn and listen about the rituals and practices of the community you’re coming into. Soon you’ll know what sacred cows you can’t really touch for awhile and which ones you might want to tweek. When I first heard [...]
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Youth Ministry
One conversation I had many times this past weekend was about how to “rethink” the way we do youth ministry. While many people have been rethinking youth ministry for awhile, it’s still a pretty hot topic among some of my recent seminary graduate friends. This is something I struggle with a lot – my desire [...]
It was 6 years ago, that I had just started my job as Director of Youth Ministries at Living Waters Presbyterian Church in Wendell, ID. After being there for just a couple months, a few of us from the church drove through the night from Wendell to get to Sacramento for the National Youth Workers [...]
This past Wednesday, Christian students from across the nation gathered at middle schools and high schools and prayed. This was part of a project that has been going on since 1990 and brings Christian students together on their campuses and encourages them to pray: See You At the Pole (SYATP). I’m pretty sure while I [...]
Just a quick update on the job, since a few people have been asking. I “officially” started on Labor Day, although my work that day consisted of sitting ouside in 70-80 degree weather at a beautiful home in Livermore, at a BBQ/pool party for the junior high and high school youth. It was great to [...]
On Monday, I start my new position as Minister for Youth & Young Adults at Asbury United Methodist Church. I’m excited, and also a little nervous about getting back into ministry. I know I’ve grown a lot and learned a ton since I was last doing youth ministry, but I’m still a little overwhelmed by [...]
An Episcopal friend of mine recently received a call to a position that included doing some youth ministry, something that he’s never done before. He wrote asking for a recommendation of some youth ministry books that a more progressive person might be able enjoy reading and find fruitful. Some of these I’ve read, and some [...]
So, I’ve been blogging for long enough that I’m pretty used to being stopped at Emergent events/conventions with some version of, “Hey – aren’t you Adam? Your blog is pomomusings, right?” I’m used to that. It was a little weird for Sarah at first when people would come up and know everything about her. But [...]
Today I read “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson for my Youth & Young Adult Ministry course. I’m not sure if anyone has read it, but it is basically the account of a girl who had been raped the summer before her freshman year of high school. It is about the depression she goes through and [...]
I was honored to be able to be a part of this Contemplative Youth Ministry Grid Blog Tour for Mark Yaconelli’s new book,”Contemplative Youth Ministry: Practicing the Presence of Jesus.” Over the past few years, I’ve become somewhat familiar with Mark’s work with the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project out of San Francisco Theological Seminary. [...]
