tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279061523138244302.post1881950754581633951..comments2023-09-24T11:11:01.131-05:00Comments on the Rooted blog: Resisting the Urge to Do Cutting Edge Youth MinistryRootedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082315302384132122noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279061523138244302.post-10225528025314799922013-04-03T15:45:29.219-05:002013-04-03T15:45:29.219-05:00I've been researching what it means to become ...I've been researching what it means to <a href="http://getordained.org/" rel="nofollow">become a minister</a> to young people and came across your post. Very interesting insight, thank you!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06048658177329809248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279061523138244302.post-35700992630511579692013-02-15T07:02:58.749-06:002013-02-15T07:02:58.749-06:00Good thoughts. I'm passing this along to our y...Good thoughts. I'm passing this along to our youth pastor. Lawrence W. Wilsonhttp://www.lawrencewilson.com/aboutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279061523138244302.post-12178852383042997292013-02-14T23:24:22.375-06:002013-02-14T23:24:22.375-06:00Mik, Thanks for your comment. Truth to tell, I wor...Mik, Thanks for your comment. Truth to tell, I work in a large church with about 4,000 members. Our youth ministry has around 350 kids who are involved. That may be a small church compared to others, but I think most would say that is somewhat large. I certainly did not intend to denigrate another church; if that were my intention, I would have named the church and the pastor.<br /><br />I agree with you that size is irrelevant. My article has everything to do with approach. Briarwood Presbyterian in Birmingham, AL; The Falls Church Anglican in Falls Church, VA; and Second Pres in Memphis, TN have giant youth ministries within very large churches and they do ministry in the way described in the article. Their ministries are built on authentic relationships, exegetical teaching, proclaiming grace, worshiping God, and expectant prayer. They're a model for effective youth ministry.<br /><br />Finally, I think there can be an equal temptation to say that a relational, Gospel-centered ministry is "cutting edge" in a retrospective kind of way. The biggest issue concerns where our confidence lies. The pastor I referenced talked endlessly about the church's methodology. It seemed to reflect a confidence in our power. The confidence has to be in the work of the Holy Spirit through relationships and the Word.<br /><br />Thanks for providing the opportunity for me to clarify. camcolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943913143497052073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279061523138244302.post-77793023895382761412013-02-14T19:53:36.211-06:002013-02-14T19:53:36.211-06:00Some good reflections here Cameron. However I am d...Some good reflections here Cameron. However I am disappointed that you had to degenerate and run down another church ministry to open your article on what you see as healthy high school ministry. This article smacks of the 'small is good/godly and large church is fake/bad' mentality. <br /><br />If the participant (child/high schooler/adult) is growing in their small/large church and living the great commission then it is a valid and meaningful ministry regardless of size.<br /><br />Mik GeerlingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279061523138244302.post-8040375354249880112013-02-14T19:17:13.851-06:002013-02-14T19:17:13.851-06:00Excellent post. I have posted a link on my own bl...Excellent post. I have posted a link on my own blog to this article, hoping that many people in my church family will read it. Keep up the good work!<br /><br />Ron,<br />PCCRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045372089102008045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279061523138244302.post-62507612166965798692013-02-14T13:25:27.080-06:002013-02-14T13:25:27.080-06:00Mom of 6th grader,
Thanks for your valuable insigh...Mom of 6th grader,<br />Thanks for your valuable insight. I think what people miss is that postmodern teens are drawn to authenticity and honesty. They can detect when people are hokey and contrived and are turned off by it. A youth pastor who lives in the truth of the Gospel of grace is free from this need to perform and entertain. They are freed to simply be comfortable in their own skin, to trust in the Word and Spirit at work, and to be relieved from the gimmicks. camcolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943913143497052073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279061523138244302.post-77859640115315863472013-02-12T15:52:49.693-06:002013-02-12T15:52:49.693-06:00As a mom to a 6th grader entering the world of mid...As a mom to a 6th grader entering the world of middle school ministry, I really appreciate your approach. I wish more student ministers felt the same. My son has really been turned off by the "bells and whistles" of the middle school gatherings he's experienced as we are church hunting after a recent move. I think, deep down, he's also turned off by what our culture tries to sell him. The church should be a place your heart and soul are drawn to because you're catching a glimpse of heaven. Kids know that, they get it, but like us adults it's hard to look away from all the latest eye candy. Solomon was right "the eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing" and yes "there is nothing new under the sun" Eccl. 1:8-9Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279061523138244302.post-49092460522771584712013-02-11T15:02:30.926-06:002013-02-11T15:02:30.926-06:00AMEN and AMEN!AMEN and AMEN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279061523138244302.post-4755148364360542802013-02-10T18:04:53.652-06:002013-02-10T18:04:53.652-06:00Good words friend.Good words friend.Mike G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279061523138244302.post-67920739900517565712013-02-07T22:07:04.362-06:002013-02-07T22:07:04.362-06:00So much truth in this post. Thank you!So much truth in this post. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279061523138244302.post-49376276624649689722013-02-07T21:49:38.035-06:002013-02-07T21:49:38.035-06:00Wise words. Thank you for sharing.Wise words. Thank you for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com