In my last post, Avoiding Legalism :: Teaching Discernment, Brandon Milan left a comment that addressed a very important issue that I have 4 answers for. Brandon wrote:
Kids who have grown up in church know what they should and shouldn’t do. Kids who haven’t grown up in church know (for the most part) what they [...]
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One of the great tragedies in today’s student ministry culture is works based teaching. In an attempt to be “relevant” by teaching on issues that are pertinent to 21st century students, most ministries have degenerated into “to do” and “not to do” list Christianity. The problem with this approach is to assume that the issues [...]
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“Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls” (1Peter 1:8-9).
I just did the introduction to a new series in the [...]
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What you are about to see is the epitome of pragmatism. It is things like this that have cast student ministry in a negative light and have led many to believe that this is a common practice. Cultural relevance and wordliness are two very different things. Unfortunately, many (most) churches and Christians have conflated the [...]
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This is the next installment in my series discussing whether or not student ministry is necessary within the local church. If you have not yet done so, read the introduction here, and part 2 (a failure to communicate) here.
The idea behind a family integrated church (FIC) is a Utopian view that depends on the work [...]
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I just got back home from the Desiring God national conference in Minneapolis, MN. I thoroughly enjoyed the weekend, as always, and have posted some thoughts at my personal blog. You can check it out here.
Now that I’m home, I’ll be back in the saddle. This week we’ll continue to discuss whether or not student [...]
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