Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on rethinkingyouthministry.com and is reprinted here with permission. by Brian Kirk Getting Ready Invite students individually or in small groups to brainstorm on sticky pad notes the names/nicknames we give to Jesus that explain how we think about him (or how we’ve been taught to think about him). […]
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on rethinkingyouthministry.com and is reprinted here with permission. by Brian Kirk The Examen This is a cool ancient form of prayer that asks you to think back over the last week or month. Let your mind wander through the following questions as you pray: Thinking back over the […]
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on rethinkingyouthministry.com and is reprinted here with permission. by Brian Kirk As we move through Holy Week, here are a few suggestions for celebrating the end of the season of Lent with your students. Host a prayer vigil. Students respond well to prayer and silence. Have the sanctuary […]
by Deech Kirk Is a “professional youth minister” simply someone who gets paid to do youth ministry? Someone could pay you to treat an illness, but that would not make you a doctor, nor would winning a friendly bet on the golf course make you Tiger Woods. So how do you become a “pro” youth […]
We are only two weeks into this dedicated blogging experiment and I’m headed out of town on vacation. Whoohoo! Boy do I/we need it. Here’s a post to myself and everyone on how to take a GOOD vacation. 1. Forget about it! You can’t get it all done when you there so you certainly aren’t going to […]
by Dietrich “Deech” Kirk When I was younger, I sometimes got confused about who was in charge of the church. I seemed to be the only one who knew the church had problems, and if a few others knew, well, I knew how to solve the problem. It was a lot like going through adolescence with my parents. One […]
When conducting Intentional Discipleship planning retreats, I get asked this question every time. For that matter, I get asked this question every time I sit down and talk shop with another youth minister about their program for more than 15 minutes. I personally believe that there are some developmental factors that should influence our […]
Recently, I had the distinct privilege of teaching our church’s Parents of Teens Sunday school class. I taught a three week series which gave me a good amount of interaction time with the parents. During the first week, I spent the class teaching about the distinctions of this generation and some of the trends that sociologists are […]
One of the challenges facing the Church is the division among believers. The Church continues to divide itself along both doctrinal and theological lines as it seeks to be “right.” Although I am in favor of seeking to be faithful in our call to follow Christ, I pray for unity instead of division. We are […]
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on rethinkingyouthministry.com and is reprinted here with permission. by Brian Kirk I’m not a big fan of big back-to-school bashes. They are sort of the bait-and-switch of the youth ministry world: We bring them in with noise, activity, and entertainment; then when they come back the next week, […]
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