Thanks to readers for hanging in there despite my recent lack of presence here in comment replies and timely posts. Been carrying a heavy load that does not seem to be easing. Sometimes life is just hard. Prayers appreciated. I hope to wrap up the youth ministry series early next week. Perhaps mid-September will see [...]
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Tagged Announcements, Apologies
In the first part of this limited series examining why the modern youth ministry model fails to reach and hold young people, we looked at the basis for youth ministry and why its founding principle no longer applies. What began as a response to rural youth in mid-19th century England leaving family farms to work [...]
Posted in Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Community • Counterculture • Discernment • Godly Character • Homeschooling • Simplicity • Youth
Tagged Church Marketing, Discipleship, Evangelism, Industrial Revolution, Media, Parachurch, Postmillennialism, Social Media, YMCA, Youth, Youth for Christ, Youth Ministry, Youth Specialties
Yesterday, I mentioned an article in USA Today that lamented the loss of teenagers in church youth ministries, especially in large churches that run on an attractional model. Kids today are too savvy to fall fall for simple marketing techniques, so the number of ex-youth-group-members is growing. What then does this mean for youth ministry? [...]
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