Some bits and pieces I came across today.
Ineffective youth ministries are all about their youth program. Their model is very “inside” Christian bubble way of doing youth ministry. Rather than preparing disciples, they prepare Christian youth to wear lampshades and blinders. They expect all the non-church kids to come to their church event.
Ineffective youth ministries are spiritual safety programs for church kids. It becomes more about sin management than it does about being the Kingdom of God to the world.
Ineffective youth ministries are often driven by the Christian Industrial Complex, and cashflow is a big deal.
Ineffective youth ministries, rather than seeking to integrate youth with adults, instead serve as barriers to keep them separate.
Ineffective youth ministries often build around a youth pastor, and the lack of integration makes it difficult for youth to assimate into a new ministry at college. Far too many fall away as is when entering college, we dont need to set up youth for failure via ineffective preparation.
Concepts derived from @ysmarko
Ineffective youth ministries are all about their youth program. Their model is very “inside” Christian bubble way of doing youth ministry. Rather than preparing disciples, they prepare Christian youth to wear lampshades and blinders. They expect all the non-church kids to come to their church event.
Ineffective youth ministries are spiritual safety programs for church kids. It becomes more about sin management than it does about being the Kingdom of God to the world.
Ineffective youth ministries are often driven by the Christian Industrial Complex, and cashflow is a big deal.
Ineffective youth ministries, rather than seeking to integrate youth with adults, instead serve as barriers to keep them separate.
Ineffective youth ministries often build around a youth pastor, and the lack of integration makes it difficult for youth to assimate into a new ministry at college. Far too many fall away as is when entering college, we dont need to set up youth for failure via ineffective preparation.
Concepts derived from @ysmarko
