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Monthly Archives: December 2007

Slowing Down

Check out this article from Mark Yaconelli
Author and former pastor Wayne Muller once said that in the United States,
illness has become our Sabbath. When a friend of mine was diagnosed with
brain cancer at 46, time suddenly became a precious gift to her. She stopped wearing a watch. She spent mornings lying in the sun and [...]

Fall Retreat(s) and trying times…

Hey folks, well, its that time of year, and I’m looking to book the fall youth retreat at Indian Creek Camp, the venue where we’ve had it the past couple of years.  The dates they have available that are looking good for them are October 10-12, which is about the same weekend as it has [...]

What Youth Ministry Can Be

Part One: Laying the groundwork

What basic understanding must be in place in order to provide good groundwork for the youth in that ministry? Throughout scripture we see examples of God calling young people to do his work. If God can use, and in fact, wants to use people of all ages, then we as the [...]

Graduating from church

 “Slipping through the cracks” is a cliché used for many things, but unfortunately it’s all too familiar in our churches. Mostly it’s come to define what happens to many kids as they transition out of high school youth ministry.
From The Journal of Student Ministries Read it all