“One generation shall commend your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.” Psalm 145:4 (ESV)
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This Still is My Father’s World!
This Still is My Father’s World! (an adaptation of an article written for the Rooted Ministries Blog) This hymn written over 100 years ago keeps being relevant to the times we live in. Published as a poem in 1901 after the death of its author The Rev. Maltbie Davenport Babcock, it was set to music in…
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Stop Recruiting…
I recently wrote an article for Rooted on this perennial challenge we face in youth ministry. I wrote about this subject in another article here. It was August and just weeks before our fall programs were starting. The reality set in that I did not have much of a team of adult leaders to work…
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The Least Reached People Group in America
Our annual convention took place recently and given that it was virtual, I had the opportunity to submit a 2 minute video presentation. In such little time I drew attention to the worldview crisis that comes out of younger generations not being reached with and shaped by the gospel. I also called on all members…
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No One Believes in Social Injustice
Tim Challies has a great article on his blog that addresses the question of what people mean by the term social justice. He’s done a good bit of research on this. No one is arguing against justice. You don’t hear people on the streets chanting, “No injustice, no peace!” or “What do we want? Injustice!…
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A GenZ Perspective
I asked former Youth Commission member Jolie Crunelle to share some thoughts on her generation and how the church can best minister to them.
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Is Critical Theory Christian?
This video does a good job explaining the answer.
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The Future of the Church
The most recent issue of our Diocesan News contains the following article. I am posting it here for your consideration. The future is always on my mind. I literally can’t stop thinking about the future of the church, our society, our nation, and our world. Everything around us is changing at a continually accelerating pace.…
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Ministry in a Racially Charged World
I was tempted to title this post “We Are All Racist Now” because there has been a redefinition of racism to the extent that Oprah even called on all white people to admit their racism. My understanding of racism growing up was along the lines of discriminating against or treating differently people of other skin…
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Helpful Messages on Racial Reconciliation
With so much unrest on this subject, I found these two messages to be valuable for understanding both scripture and a perspective that the media is generally not showing us.
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An Interview With Aaron Buttery
Aaron Buttery is the Youth Minister at Christ Church Plano, Canon for Next Gen Leadership for the Diocese of C4SO, and Student Ministries leader in the ACNA Next Generation Leadership Initiative team. Hunter Myers, Student Ministry Director at our cathedral interviewed him and gave me permission to post that here.
