Last night I had a dream. This is not a joke. I really dreamt everything i am writing here….
My wife and I had just received an invitation – via twitter – to spend the week with a bunch of youth pastors at Doug Fields’ house. When we arrived there, Doug’s house was a massion with [...]
Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
27 Jul
Only a youth pastor would dream this…
20 Jul
“The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus” by Brennan Manning – Introduction
I recently picked up a copy of “The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus” by Brennan Manning. I have never read anything by Brennan, but have been thoroughly impressed by some of his sermons.
I’m going to blog through the book. Now, some people go through a book because the published sends them an early copy if they [...]
15 Jun
A Book You Must Read
I was given Mike Yaconelli’s Getting Fired for the Glory of God by a pastor who used to work in youth ministry. I’m reading it. Blowing me away. You should read it to. Or maybe you shouldn’t. Maybe it is just awesome because God is using it to speak to me right now. Either way, [...]
12 Feb
what are you inviting people to?
People join [a tribe] for a journey. They join to be a part of something that matters. 20 years later, people will still talk about something remarkable. ~Seth Godin in Tribes~
If you’re thinking about how to invite people to your church or your ministry or your bible study or whatever, maybe you ought to rethink [...]
2 Oct
love and loathe {intro}
a couple of summers ago, at a willow creek leadership summit, i listened to marcus buckingham talk about finding and operating out of our strengths.
He challenged everyone to take a sheet of paper and create two columns. Label one column “loathe” and the other “love.” At the end of each day, we were to go [...]
12 Sep
Be Remarkable
Remarkable: notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary
I’ve had this idea burned into my mind by Seth Godin. Godin writes a blog and is a marketing guru. He writes about spreading ideas, hitting your target audience, and building an identity. Though his writing is targeted towards the business world (specifically, small businesses), there is so much overlap with [...]
13 Aug
do not write a book
theologian Leslie Newbigin reminds us that Jesus “did not write a book but formed a community.”
props to all the Christian gurus who have pumped out a book. i’m glad the give me something interesting to read and i’m glad they share their “expertise” with the world (thought mostly the christian world).
but more props to everyone [...]
10 Aug
6 New Books
I just got 6 books in the mail today. So exciting. So much potential to shape my thinking. Which one comes first?
Purpose Driven Youth Ministry by Doug Fields
The Beloved Community by Charles March
Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry by Andrew Root
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry by Doug Fields
Growing Souls by Mark [...]
