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What is it about going out to eat that we get so excited about? Seriously, don’t you get excited when you are going out to eat and you know that someone else will have to get whatever it is that you want when you want it? I know
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I tried to link this article to plugrug and was unsuccessful so I thought I would do it this way and share the information with all of you. It is interesting what influence media is having in our world today.
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Think your teens are using their cell phones only to keep in touch with you? Or maybe to make plans to see a movie with friends? Think again. According to recent news reports, many teens are using cell phones to circulate nude p
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I was recently in a department meeting where the individual leading had us go around and share what was happening in our areas of ministry. Then he did something that we don’t normally do with this group, he asked us to share wha
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Protestant churches across the nation are using various forms of emerging technology to influence people’s lives and enliven their church experience. But the pace of technology adoption seems to have...
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If there is one thing that everyone in youth ministry seems to be talking about it’s how to keep students following Christ after high school. That’s been a hot topic here at Shift, and this morning Kara Powell addressed the probl
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I remember several years ago I made the mistake of a lifetime. Actually, my tech guys did, always blame them it makes you feel better. I don’t remember what the point of the message was but I was using a clip from the movie back
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As I have been blogging this morning there seems to be a lot of conversation out there right now on volunteers. In my reading I have made two observations that have not been mentioned. Having been in ministry for a while I unders
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There seems to be a lot of conversation in regards to volunteers out there right now and I think that what you have written has a lot of merit. Check out Tim's thoughts!
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How many times have you sat in a meeting and ended up just starring off into “Neverland.” Within moments you are running around with the lost boys jumping across expanses, and fighting with your sword against the evil pirates. In
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You will want to read this story and find out just how far our world is going to sell image to our students. Check this out...
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If you are under 30 this may be a tough article to read. However, I think that as a church we need to aware of what is happening amongst our students after they graduate. We are seeing this concept ring true in all our churches
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My struggle is that as I look at ministries all over the country, including the one that I serve in, I sense that we have lost the art of shepherding that we see through out the Bible. It is my goal to open the door to what it me
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Hermenutics Quiz - Scott McKnight wrote a quiz that came out in the latest leadership journal that is causing quite the conversation. Check it out! Dan Kimball and John Ortberg have their scores posted on the blog.
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As a Student Minister for the last 15 years I have often struggled around holidays with my immediate family. Easter had become something that I celebrated form a professional level and had little experience around on a personal l
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