Princeton Forum on Youth Ministry

Last week I attended the Princeton Forum on Youth Ministry hosted by the Institute for Youth Ministry at Princeton Seminary. It was in Hendersonville, North Carolina at a beautiful camp ground called Kanuga. I went for a two day retreat and then for an additional four day conference.  It was nice to [...]

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Values

Ouch!
Via ASBO Jesus

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Hiking in Philadelphia

Yesterday we went on a hike at The Schuykill Center in north Philadelphia. We walked for more than two hours and did not find any bears.

Climbing a hill:

They were convinced a bear left this mark on the tree log:

Consulting the trail map:

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Jesus our God: Contextualization for Urban Youth

We’re teaching the kids about the life of Jesus and last week’s lesson was called Jesus Was Born For Us. One of my goals is to communicate the gospel in a culturally appropriate way. So, with our urban context, I pieced together a video about the life of Jesus and put the song [...]

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Rancocas State Park

One of my goals for the year is to introduce the kids to experiences they wouldn’t normally have in Camden. So on Friday afternoon we went hiking! We checked out Rancocas State Park and the Rancocas Nature Center in Mount Holly, NJ. The kids had fun running through the forest and playing [...]

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Push the Rock

The Christian sports ministry called Push the Rock came to visit us this week – running field games and a basketball clinic. The coaches worked really well with the kids and everyone had a great time.  Seeing the kids have to run and be athletic was really good for them.  Maybe it’s not just [...]

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Watch out.

“Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory [...]

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StreetLeader Appreciation Day

Last week we had an afternoon of celebrating our teenage staff members, who we call StreetLeaders (SLs). They are high school students who work in our after school program, helping with tutoring and working with the kids. Our staff this school year was phenomenal!
The kids did a skit of impressions of the SLs, [...]

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Teaching kids about the Holy Spirit

The Foursquare Church has an eight lesson series on Holy Spirit Discovery for Kids. Check it out!

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Jim Collins on Distinguishing Great Talent

Arloa Sutter points out what Jim Collins shares about distinguishing great talent:
How do you distinguish the truly great talent from the rest?
The right people don’t need to be managed. The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you’ve made a hiring mistake.
The right people don’t think they have a job: They have responsibilities. [...]

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