Mr Libbon sent this link out which I recieved just in time to use to introduce a seminar on building community in youth groups. It is rather stunning to read the thoughts of a 17 year old looking for substance in youth group but not finding it. What do you think? http://firecracker8489.blogs.com/blog/2006/08/why_ive_given_u.html

This past weekend was spent with 50 students and leaders from about 15 diocese in our province. It was a good weekend but also a tiring weekend mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. I took two of students from our amazing youth commission (Drew and Liz). Some of you may wonder why we bothered to attend…

Holly directed me to this article which says what I think a lot of the youth ministry mags are afraid to directly admit. Check it out! http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1552027-1,00.html

Not sure how many of you saw this article from Christianity Today [http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/october/20.74.html#related] but the juicy bits (if one can call them that) and challenges are… “There are a lot of people who’ve had this nagging sense that we’re missing the mark somehow,” said Mark Oestreicher, president of Youth Specialties. “That kids seem happy and…