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Standing in the “inner circle” under the claw at the second Melbourne as Bono walked past (no, not bragging, just projecting an image heh heh) I looked around at the sea of iPhones and cameras around me, everyone had one, a couple of people never seemed to put it down, many pulled them out every [...]
The church has been obsessed with, if not addicted to the technology of “print.” I know that some people may not view print as a technology, but it was a technology that ultimately changed the way that we communicate with each other, it changed the way that we learn, the way we teach and it ultimately changed the world that we live in and it has never been the same.
In a world where polarization seems to have become the normative means of community control and an important tool for political control it’s probably not surprising to see that racially inspired violence is gradually becoming more and more of an issue. As I said, it’s not surprising, for if we polarize a community for long [...]
This paper, presented at Seminar Week in July 2005, explored the theme “mobile theology” through a focus on the theological connotations of the question “Where are you?” which God addresses to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3: 8-10).I re-articulated the question for two different audiences. Firstly, what happens if we ask [...]
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I’ve recently (re)created a church website, as I created it asked myself a number of questions about the purpose, layout, reason, hosting, software and articles that I’d post on it. These questions could be explained in these ways… Why? Why does the church want a website? Why would anyone use this website? Why am I [...]
“Adult anxiety about teens may be the primary reason youth ministry exists” Writes Mark Yaconelli in his recently published book titled “Contemplative Youth Ministry” a book that has quickly risen into my “Top Ten” books on youth ministry. Mark writes that youth ministry has often lacked a sense of presence, that instead we’ve concentrated most [...]
Contemplation isn’t just being still. As Parker Palmer once wrote, “At root, contemplation and action are the same.” As our youth ministry becomes infused with contemplative prayer and awareness, the effect is not more prayer and silence; instead, what begins to emerge is authentic action. pp119 I’ve been thinking about some of the books that [...]
In response to the anxiety of adults (they’re the ones with the power after all), most congregations create youth ministries that are about control and conformity… Congregations want discipleship formulas that will guarantee their kids will become moral and faith filled believers. Contemplative Youth Ministry – pp44 I entered into a youth ministry in an [...]
