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What Sarah Silverman was teaching me, is teaching me and will be teaching me about “ministry”/being a Christian
by Becca Griffin, evangelic admirer of Sarah Silverman. What Sarah Silverman was teaching me about ministry: I discovered Sarah Silverman/watched Jesus is Magic for the first time a year before I left the church that I was working in. I couldn’t get over the fact that, she, this brilliant comedian whom I grew to love [...]
Star Trek and Biblical Disfiguration: A Discussion Guide
Logic vs. moxy, protocol vs. passion, ego vs. superego. It is the core of one of the most brilliant pairings in all of cinematic history: Spock and Captain Kirk. In the latest (and BEST EVER!) installment of the Star Trek saga, we watch as Spock’s slavery to the rules of his logic endanger his life [...]
Pitchin’ a Fitch
”In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids. Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends. A lot of people don’t belong [in our clothes], and they can’t belong. Are we exclusionary? [...]
#YouthMinPhoto Challenge Update: Top Pics for Week 2
What does Youth Ministry look like when we capture it in photos? This Month we’re having fun with a Youth Ministry Photo a Day Challenge to try to figure that out. Here’s how it works: Each day of the month has a different topic for your photos – for example on Day 14 the word is [...]
Embracing criticism
I am my own worst critic; I don’t need your help at all, thank you very much. But for years I just used the criticism of others to bolster my own negative opinion of myself. I didn’t realize that it could be used for anything else. I’ve since woken up. I’m approaching an anniversary of [...]
Embracing criticism
I am my own worst critic; I don’t need your help at all, thank you very much. But for years I just used the criticism of others to bolster my own negative opinion of myself. I didn’t realize that it could be used for anything else. I’ve since woken up. I’m approaching an anniversary of [...]
Quit Youth Ministry
Quit youth ministry until you find out who you are/something that you love. If your favorite thing is youth ministry and it’s all you can talk about, either quit your day job and find a new one for a while or, if you’re a really strong person, keep your day job and go to counseling [...]
More Ovaries Please!
I’m not trying to be offensive, but it’s true! It’s a big deal to have a woman there for girls in youth ministry and there aren’t many of them. So many times at youth minister conferences/youth minister get-togethers/meetings, I am the only woman. Maybe it’s because for a long time women haven’t been given real [...]
#YouthMinPhoto Challenge Update – Top Photos for Week 1
Last week we kicked off the Youth Ministry Photo Challenge for the month of May. Here’s how it works: Each day of the month has a different topic for your photos – for example on Day 8 the word is “Beautiful”. To participate as a youth ministry, pass the list on to your friends and [...]
3 ways to make your kids more comfortable processing their faith
I work in a midsized Methodist church. I guess. Small/midsized/huge varies based on your context, I suppose. But it’s midsized from where I stand. Being that size allows pretty direct one-on-one interaction with kids and families. Once instance where we try with great dedication to get things on that level are conversations with our kids [...]
Iron Man 3 Lesson Guide
Ok, I just got back from this movie and I have to say… INCREDIBLE! Best. Iron Man. Ever. But now it’s time to harness all of those Hollywood dollars to teach students about Jesus. One of the overriding themes in this movie is metamorphosis. The best part is, you don’t have to spoil the movie [...]
7 Quick Time Management Tips for a Youth Ministry Professional
This article is the third in a series of quick tips to be more professional in the context of youth ministry. The series was inspired by a youthworker’s concern raised at a recent youth worker conference – how can we in youth ministry be highly regarded as professionals, as opposed to being seen as just [...]
My New Pastor Doesn’t Know How Cool I Am
A few weeks back I received an email from our Bishop stating that our District Superintendents will be talking to the clergy who the Bishop anticipates moving to new church appointments. The Bishop, and Cabinet, will also be calling our staff parish relations committee chairs to discuss subsequent moves. The changes were then announced on [...]
Join Us for a May #YouthMinPhoto a Day Contest
Looking for a creative way to use Instagram in your youth ministry? Join the YouthWorker Movement Photo a Day Challenge for May, and invite your youth to participate as well. How the Photo Challenge works: The picture above has a list of 31 words or themes, one for each day of May. Every day, [...]
7 Quick Tips to Communicate Like A Youth Ministry Professional
This is the second article in a series about being more professional in the context of youth ministry. The article series was inspired by a youth worker who voiced his concern at a recent conference about the lack of respect youth workers receive as a profession. On one hand, it seems at times that youthworkers [...]
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