Archive for 'culture'

The Gospel and Teenage Culture

I gave a talk to a bunch of leaders at a mission training day a couple of weeks ago. The aim was to think through how we reach teenage culture without compromising on the timeless gospel of Jesus’ death for our sins.The Gospel and Teenage Culture (mp3)
How do you preach the unchanging gospel in your [...]

Engaging with culture

The dudes over at Marshill are very good at engaging with culture. They are helpful in showing how to discern the messages being preached by culture (this is the whole premise behind film & theology). The main question that they ask is what message is being communicated, and what gospel is being preached [...]

J-Walk Magazine

Earlier this month we launched our own youth group magazine. There has been some great feedback from teenagers and leaders. We are currently getting reading to launch our Easter edition. Click here for our site… click here for J-Walk… click here for J-Walk issue 1… click here or here to download [...]

Emo Evangelism

Go over here to read my thoughts on Evangelism to Emo’s.
Would love to hear your comments…

Youth Ministry and Culture: An Introduction

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 [...]

How to Get Teens Excited About God – time.com

It looks like Time magazine is becoming a youth ministry magazine… two articles in the last week!! This article is based on some Barna research.
Our context in Australia is significantly different from the USA… but…
What gets your teens excited about God?
Maybe the more foundational question is:ARE your teens excited about God?
What are the drop-off [...]

In Touch With Jesus – time.com

This article seems to have some encouraging information about the state of youth ministry in the United States. The time magazine article describes the move from youth ministry “wrapped in pop-culture packaging” to youth ministry that studies the Bible and doctrine.
What do you think? Is this accurate of youth ministry in the USA? [...]