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restless faith: In Observance of A Holy Lent
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Kierkegaard talks about having a faith that is restless - a faith that resists complacency and is active in the life of the believer. This is my hope for myself and the people I'm privileged to serve. In Observance of A Holy Lent. 8220;What is one thing you could do over the next forty days that could change your life forever? This question was asked in Mark Scandrette’s book, Practicing the Way of Jesus. 8220;Jesus died for my sins, so I’m not going to eat chocolate or be on Facebook this month. Spend s...
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restless faith: We All Die
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Kierkegaard talks about having a faith that is restless - a faith that resists complacency and is active in the life of the believer. This is my hope for myself and the people I'm privileged to serve. We will all die. We spend a lot of time, energy, and resources desperately trying to avoid this truth. Through modern medicine, safety requirements, laws, and the like, we do everything we can to avoid the reality of death - the reality of our mortality. But what do we do with this reality? How do we live.
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restless faith: March 2014
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Kierkegaard talks about having a faith that is restless - a faith that resists complacency and is active in the life of the believer. This is my hope for myself and the people I'm privileged to serve. We will all die. We spend a lot of time, energy, and resources desperately trying to avoid this truth. Through modern medicine, safety requirements, laws, and the like, we do everything we can to avoid the reality of death - the reality of our mortality. But what do we do with this reality? How do we live.
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RETHINKING YOUTH MINISTRY: OUR BOOK
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Rethinking the Way the Church Does Ministry By, For and With Youth. We are pleased to announce the release of our new text Missional Youth Ministry: Moving from Gathering Teenagers to Scattering Disciples. Published by Youth Specialties/Zondervan. This book draws on the conversation we began with readers of this site in 2006 and proposes a vision for authentic youth ministry in the 21st century Church. The Foundations of Missional Youth Ministry. What is Missional Youth Ministry? Or the Nook here. You ca...
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RETHINKING YOUTH MINISTRY: ABOUT
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Rethinking the Way the Church Does Ministry By, For and With Youth. This blog is authored by pastors Brian Kirk and Jacob Thorne. And seeks to rethink the most basic assumptions of youth ministry from a mainline/progressive perspective by offering both theory and practical ideas. You may contact us at brianskirk@yahoo.com. To YMtoday. He has also served as a youth ministry columnist for the interfaith website Patheos. Links to this post. Free Ebook: Creative Lent Ideas for Youth Ministry. 10 Ideas for Re...
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RETHINKING YOUTH MINISTRY: PUBLICATIONS
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Rethinking the Way the Church Does Ministry By, For and With Youth. By Brian and Jacob:. Free Ebook: Creative Youth Ministry Ideas for Lent. Moving from Gathering Teenagers to Scattering Disciples (2011, Youth Specialties/Zondervan). Creative Youth Ministry Ideas for Advent and Christmas. More Creative Youth Ministry Ideas for Advent and Christmas. Got Spirit: Outdoors Ministry Curriculum. Breakthrough: Outdoors Ministry Curriculum. On the Way: Outdoors Ministry Curriculum. Youthworker Journal, March 2014.
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RETHINKING YOUTH MINISTRY: GIMME! : A Short Lesson on Prayer
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Rethinking the Way the Church Does Ministry By, For and With Youth. Tuesday, November 18, 2008. A Short Lesson on Prayer. In keeping with our look at how to invite youth to get beyond the wave of consumerism that is about to wash over our culture in the following weeks, we offer up this short Bible study discussion on the spiritual (and sometimes not-so -spiritual) practice of prayer:. To help students examine their understanding of prayer as a spiritual practice. DIGGING INTO THE TEXT:. The Pharisee and...
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restless faith: October 2012
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Kierkegaard talks about having a faith that is restless - a faith that resists complacency and is active in the life of the believer. This is my hope for myself and the people I'm privileged to serve. How Are We Known? Brennan Mannings book, The Furious Longing of God,. 160;found its way into my Kindle reader when I snatched it up as a free ebook download awhile back. I enjoyed his book, The Ragamuffin Gospel,. 160;so I jumped at the chance to read another. We separate ourselves from Jesus and turn the ...
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RETHINKING YOUTH MINISTRY: CREATIVE PRAYER CENTERS FOR YOUTH MINISTRY
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Rethinking the Way the Church Does Ministry By, For and With Youth. Tuesday, July 15, 2008. CREATIVE PRAYER CENTERS FOR YOUTH MINISTRY. I mentioned awhile back that one of the special evening events at our church camp this summer was "The Night of Silence". Provide a large glass bowl and pitcher of water. Tape a large sheet of paper to a wall and provide markers and crayons. Worshippers can use this canvas to create a mural of prayers on a particular topic (such as "the world" or "peace" or "hurt") o...
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RETHINKING YOUTH MINISTRY: It's Here! Creative Youth Ministry Ideas for Advent/Christmas Ebook
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Rethinking the Way the Church Does Ministry By, For and With Youth. Tuesday, November 22, 2011. Creative Youth Ministry Ideas for Advent/Christmas Ebook. Our first Yuletide ebook, Creative Youth Ministry Ideas for Advent and Christmas. Is still available, serving up a wealth of ideas for helping you and your youth experience the seasons of Advent and Christmas. PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE PURCHASE:. Look on the middle of the page for the link " return to brianskirk@yahoo.com. 13 Thing...
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