Here we are, a day late:
Seminaries, Ordination, and Denominationalism
- Are Professional Ministers Toxic Assets? – Great thoughts here.
- Shared Pastoral Leadership – Good thoughts from Dan Mayes, an ordained pastor.
- One Thing I Never Learned in Seminary – From Adam Walker Cleaveland. This time it doesn’t have to do with ordination.
Youth Ministry
- Bad News for Suburban Kids – Adam McLance has some dire predictions about the future for suburban kids. I see this beginning to play out, unfortunately.
- Helping Parents Connect Before, During, and After a Mission Trip – Some really great practical tips. I’m going to use some of these. (HT: Matt McNutt)
- What our Summer Youth Schedule Looks Like – After Tim advocated shutting down programs last week, he tells what ministry looks like for him during the summer months.
- Adolescent Prescription Abuse – A disturbing trend.
- Getting Started in Investing, part 2 – Adam McLane continues his series on personal finance for youth ministers.
- From Centralized to Decentralized – Dan is continuing his series on shifts in youth ministry.
- Mission and Values – From The Uprising ministry. A pretty good list for shaping youth ministry.
- Copyright Laws in Church – As it pertains to movies. Looks like I have some modifying to do to one of my plans for the summer.
- A Great List of Web Apps – I use quite a few of these in ministry: gCal, Google Docs, LogMeIn, & Remember the Milk.
- 5 Super Cheap Summer Ideas – From Kurt Johnston.
- If Chris Folmsbee Did it All Over Again – A great list.
- From Intern to CEO – Josh Griffin has some good links on interns.
Miscellaneous
- The Great Theologian, a Parable (based on a true story) – Ben reminds us of the real importance in theology.
- Getting Your Head Around Philosophy – An introductory reading list if you want to get up to speed.
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