Dave Mires, fellow author on this blog is featured in this months Southern Cross (Anglican newspaper of the Sydney Diocese). The article has some comments and helpful thoughts from Dave, and a few others about using ‘new media’ to support evangelical youth ministry. It’s worth a read (and I’m looking forward to Dave [...]
STOP! This isn’t actually a good idea. Whilst there may be some water crystal products that are ok for wrestling, the one we used wasn’t. Some kids had a mild rash on their legs the next day (not good). If you try something like this please consult the MSDS (Material Safety Data [...]
This is a book review I recently did for the Journal of Youth and Theology (which is a great journal if you don’t already subscribe). Hopefully it will be published in the November 07 issue of the journal, but that’s uncertain. Enjoy.
Stolen Identity: The Conspiracy to Reinvent JesusBy Jones, Peter, Victor (Colorado Springs, [...]
This is the third in a series of three posts about Big Exo Day. Part 1 was an outline of what happened at the Sydney Big Exo Day in 2006. Part 2 was some reflection on the 2006 event. This post will consider what you might do in preparation for taking a [...]
This is the second in a series of three posts about Big Exo Day. You will find a description of Big Exo Day 2006 in Part 1.
The relationship between Christians and the culture they live in has been a tricky problem for the past 2000 years. Christian groups, such as some monastic orders, [...]
I mentioned this conference in a post late last year because I thought it would be great for a few evangelical youth ministers to go. Since then more information about the conference has been released, some of it good news and some of it bad news.
The good news is that there has been lots [...]
In August of 2006 I had the privilege of going to the Sydney Big Exo Day for the first time. Big Exo Day’s are large evangelistic events run by Youth Alive once a year in most capital cities. The sheer size of the Sydney event (15 000 people) means it warrants some attention. [...]
Here’s an awesome research tool for writing and thinking about Christian youth ministry in the Australian context. It is a website called Australian Youth Facts and Stats put together by the Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies. Whenever a significant academic study into some aspect of youth in Australia is released the people to [...]
I just read this article in the SMH. This is the second crash in a couple of weeks, and one of many over the past few years. It’s been quite a talking point in opinion columns and with politians in NSW over the past little while. My guess is it doesn’t really [...]
Well friends, this blog is about youth ministry and writing, so here’s our first real post in that direction. I’ve been reading Niebuhr’s book Christ and Culture recently, and it’s really helped me get started thinking about youth ministry and the wider youth culture can and should relate. Here’s a possible introduction for [...]
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