Folmsbee, Chris. A New Kind of Youth Ministry. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2007. Hmm… I’ve got a problem now haven’t I? Y’see, I love challenging the status quo, I love new ways of doing things, and I’m totally behind challenging classical methods of Christian Youth Ministry for a 21st Century culture! So in principle I’m … Continue reading
Book recommendations to give clear Biblical foundations on the theology of worship I’m bugged that so much of the modern day ‘worship’ and ‘worship leading’ as little to do with what the Bible loves and expounds about worship itself. We sing ‘break my heart with what breaks yours’ but don’t actually dig deep into the … Continue reading
[Getting Fired for the Glory of God, Collected Writings of Mike Yaconelli. By Mark Yaconelli. (Youth Specialties, 2008). pp.23-26] Selected quotes & summary notes on some sinful tendencies that youth ministry can easily stray towards from from ‘The Sins of Youth Ministry’ by Mike Yaconelli (found in ‘Getting Fired for the Glory of God’.) 1. … Continue reading
From “Fruit that will last” by Tim Hawkins. Summary of Chapter 3, ‘ 5 Substitutes for Quality Fruit.’ “Why do so many youth ministries fail to produce ‘fruit that will last?’ It’s not because we don’t want to… The problem is – there are 5 cheap substitutes for quality fruit that will delight you and … Continue reading
