29JanLegacy WritingsThe Bummer Realities of a Brenda‑Centered Youth MinistryThere was a time in my life when I thought pretty highly of my Brenda
29JanLegacy WritingsThe Power of Ritualized Time TogetherSeptember 2005 Here is a brief history of how we got here as a culture:
29JanLegacy WritingsErring on the Side of ChallengeNovember 2005 My local newspaper ran an AP story about the use of dodgeball in
29JanLegacy WritingsThe Connecting Authority FigureDecember 2003 The following is an internet forum discussion off of the former YS Forum
29JanLegacy WritingsInreach or Outreach: That is One of Many QuestionsDecember 2002 “Scott Thumma, a professor with Hartford Seminary’s Institute for Religion Research in Connecticut,
29JanLegacy WritingsBeyond Summer Camp Youth MinistrySeptember 2000 The question has now been put out there. Any veteran in youth ministry
29JanLegacy WritingsWhy I am not Rah-Rah Over the Campus Missionary Movement (At Least Not as We Know It)September 2000 I have a unique perspective on this. First, I’m an 20-year youth ministry
29JanLegacy WritingsDon’t Give Me the StageJune 1999 “Don’t put me on a pedestal, just give me a stage.” No true
29JanLegacy WritingsReputation and CharacterJuly 1994 I don’t know the source for this profound poem but it is something
29JanLegacy WritingsBurnt StonesJuly 1993 Nehemiah had returned to Jerusalem with letters from King Artaxerxes. He was going