still more on the slideshare exploration. this one is based off lifeway research on young adult (18-22yrs) dropout from church.
Ministry
surviving in youth ministry
this is so me! and i know this is soooo youth ministry. i have become better at throwing away paperwork, but it still pulls me back in. so i had to throw this out. also wanted to highlight a new series by tim schmoyer on surviving in youth work at church. tip to john (where the cartoon showed up first in the reader) thanks to dave for all his great work
the day off blogging links
it is monday, my day off.. so some links i am finding in the blogosphere
- the generation gap of web 2.o. what kids think of us old people invading their world tip ypulse
- where was i for this? the united methodist church is the "whore to the world"..?
- church marketing sucks on churches using twitter
- willow creeks news server crashes with news of pastors resigning, behold the power of the blogosphere
- chickipedia, tip techcrunch
- don’t quit your youth ministry position on monday
- let andrew illumine you to the bible cross referenced visually
- i like kid rock… well, some of kid rock.. this makes me like him.
fresh expressions mission shaped series
the folks at fresh expressions is handing out their mission shaped course series for free. complete with flyers, brochures, leaders notes, powerpoints and video it is a great treat. not sure how or if it will be something i will implement at church, but i will be checking it out as they release the future weeks. download the intro week.
their most recent update shared messy church, which just feels like such an enjoyable place.
sacred cow tipping
dg tipped me off to this video, which is another amusing parody of the mac ads. i like the sacred cow mock. certainly in our church structures, no matter the size or grouping, we have sacred cows..
the site for the "change without compromise" conference is kinda cool. it has a neat little fun intro video series that is worth checking out.
todd rhoades did an interview with the pastor about the "sacred art of cow-tipping" last year in conjunction with the conference last year.