Edited and re-posted from my congregational newsletter. My jaw dropped. On one of our recent “Living Faith” gatherings of the Confirmation Class – a Sunday night event that includes dinner and hands-on faith activities – we began with a game of questions. To play this game, the person who will answer a question has aContinue reading “Do Not Say They Are “Only” Youth”
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Questioning My Commitments to “The System”
I leaned over to a pastor friend of mine and said, “It’s events such as this that make me question my commitment to traditional forms of worship and ministry.”
Confirmation Ministry: Age Grouping in a Medium-Sized Program
Like many Lutheran congregations, my congregation's Confirmation Ministry is a two-year, group-graded program involving 7th and 8th graders. And like most Lutheran congregations, one year of the program focuses on Martin Luther's Small Catechism, and the other year of the program focuses on the Bible. We have 14 kids in the roster, more or lessContinue reading “Confirmation Ministry: Age Grouping in a Medium-Sized Program”
Confirmation Ministry: Sunday Evening Gatherings
In an earlier post I shared how we are using the Here We Stand confirmation ministry curriculum to help us teach the Bible to our 7th and 8th graders. Yet the hour-long, traditional Sunday School class session – informally dubbed "Learning Faith" – is only one of two core program components of our ministry. TheContinue reading “Confirmation Ministry: Sunday Evening Gatherings”
Using Curriculum in Youth Ministry: Is Curriculum Even Necessary?
Adapted from a presentation given on Sat, Sept 11, 2010 at a Metro DC Synod youth ministry workshop. Four points guided the discussion. This blogpost focuses on the first point. To use, or not to use, curriculum? Are you ready to teach? How do you evaluate and select a curriculum? Some recommendations First question: ToContinue reading “Using Curriculum in Youth Ministry: Is Curriculum Even Necessary?”
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