Portfolio
As part of my degree program at Luther Seminary, I have to compile a portfolio of my coursework and my professional “competencies.” I figured this was as good of a place as any to keep all of that information. Email me if you would like the Microsoft Word files of any of the PDF documents.
CY 4510 – Ministry with Children, Youth, and Families: Theological and Strategic Frameworks
CY 4515 – Children, Youth and Family Ministry in the Church and Its Mission
- Missional Ecclesiology & Annotated Resource List
- Ministry Matrix for Children, Youth, Young Adults, and Families
Competencies
Below are samples of things I have done and areas over which I have held responsibility:
- Introductory presentation to parents upon arrival at Hope Lutheran Church, August 2006
- See PowerPoint presentation for meeting (PDF file): Download Presentation
- Coordinate Vacation Bible School for 200 children aged birth through high school, 2005
- Plan and lead annual youth retreat
- See workbook created for 2007 Spiritual Disciplines Retreat: Download Workbook
- Coordinate annual confirmation retreat; teaching done by pastor
- See sample 2007 schedule: Download Schedule
- Teach high school Sunday school
- Preach on Sunday mornings (at least once a quarter). Selected Sermons:
- Sermon manuscript on John 10:22-30: “More Than Words” (April 29, 2007)
- MP3 audio of sermon on Matthew 14:13-21, Jesus Feeding the 5,000: “The Logic of God” (August 3, 2008)
- MP3 audio of sermon on Luke 24:36-48: “Jesus Eats Fish” (April 26, 2009)
- Sermon manuscript on Mark 6:1-13: “A Community of Hope” (July 5, 2009)
- Sermon manuscript on Mark 10:17-31: “Inheritance” (October 11, 2009)
- Plan monthly social events for junior high and high school
- Build and maintain church website and youth ministry website
- Maintain and track youth ministry budget
- See Excel spreadsheet for budget tracking: Download Spreadsheet
- Lead small-group ministry
- See sample of curriculum developed, modified from Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline and Amy Simpson’s Diving Deep: Download Small Group Curriculum
- Plan and lead annual week-long junior high and high school mission trips through various missions organizations.
- Plan and coordinate annual youth-led service for Maundy Thursday
- Script for 2007 Maundy Thursday service, highly modified from Part 2, Service 6 of Peter Rollins’ How (Not) to Speak of God: Download Script
- Script for 2009 Maundy Thursday service, loosely based off of “Burial of the Dead” liturgy in the Lutheran Book of Worship: Download Script.
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So according to your powerpoint, was Jeremiah a failure? Is success measured by results, or by being faithful?
Kristen, you might be interested in my post “The Next 50 Year of Youth Ministry: Becoming Theologians.” In it, I write:
In my presentation I was trying to offer a different way of measuring success that was not the instantaneous measures often used in churches like increasing size rapidly, increased giving, or even short-term radicalism and instead was arguing in favor of a long-term approach. Essentially, I was trying to help people think about what it might look like to be faithful cultivators of faith in our young people and thus, help them redefine success within ministry.