I took an unintended break from updating the blog at the end of 2010 merely because I was buried in work and trying to complete a course on Judges to Esther. Now that it is behind me… I noticed this linked on Kendal Harmon’s blog… Seems that the top blog post of 2010 on The Christian Century blog was on youth ministry.
Is youth ministry killing the church? by Kate Murphy (February 4)
I’ve always met young Christians through youth programs. I’ve been hired by churches that expect regular events created exclusively to minister to young people. But I wonder now if we’re ministering them right out of the church…
In the discussion after the blog post, someone put a link to a radio interview with a psychologist who challenges the notions many have of adolescents. It is called “The myths of the teen mind” and can be found here.
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