Light and Heat: A Balance for Ministry
I have had the privilege over the past decade to serve in ministerial and academic roles. Prior to becoming a college instructor, I was a full-time youth and family pastor. In 2014, I was hired at Welch College to lead their program in Youth and Family Ministry. Shortly thereafter, I became the Campus Pastor at Welch and began serving my local congregation in a part-time position as their youth and family pastor. To be on both sides...
Interview on Artificial Intelligence with Eddy Wu
Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic. Since the turn of the century and before, people have been enamored with the idea of AI. Movies ranging from I, Robot to Terminator to A.I. demonstrate equal parts fascination and anxiety. Yet individuals are often confused as to what AI is and how we should think about it. For that reason, I am thankful to get to interview a close friend of mine: Eddy Wu. Eddy is currently a PhD student at...
A Challenge from a Young Pastor to Young Ministry Students
To a young ministry student, You are entering into an exciting time in your ministry journey. A few years ago, maybe in a meeting with your pastor or during a youth event, you sensed a call from God to ministry. Or maybe it was more recent, and you have been slowly trying to discern whether you “desire such an office.” Nevertheless, you are here now and training to be a pastor in a local congregation. In my own experience, this period...
The Church as the Plausibility Structure
“You might be the only Bible that someone ever reads.” This phrase has been repeated in youth group rooms and from pulpits across our country. The sentiment is good. It is a reminder for individual Christians to take seriously a biblical ethic. If believers claim to believe the Bible is true, then they should follow it so that their lives would reflect that truth. Moreover, non-Christians often will not start with the Bible in their...
Back to the Basics of Theological Youth Ministry
As I have stated in a variety of places, youth ministry has experienced a significant shift in the past decade or two. Youth ministry, at least from my perspective, has become more theological and thoughtful in the last five-to-ten years as demonstrated by organizations and podcasts like the Youth Pastor Theologian, Rooted Ministry, D6 Academic, and Youth Ministry Institute at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. One could also...
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