Archive for August, 2006

That's Entertainministry!

Posted on August 15th, 2006 by jasonsteckel
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Am I the only one who thinks it is maddening to reach people for Jesus by seeing who can put on the best performance? But isn’t that really what most of youth ministry has become?
Who can have the coolest name?
Who has the flashiest logo?
Who has the best band?
Whose teen room looks the coolest?
Which group does [...]

Seeking identity

Posted on August 13th, 2006 by jasonsteckel
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Everyone wants it. People will pay great money for it. People will steal for it. People will lie to get it. People will give up their dignity to maintain. People will sacrifice their purity to keep it. People will give away almost anything else to have this one thing.
Identity.
As I write this I find myself [...]

Being relevant?

Posted on August 4th, 2006 by jasonsteckel
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There seems to be this new movement in churches to be relevant. Well, maybe it’s not new, but there is a new angle. It seems to me that some are submursing themselves into the culture for the sake of being “relevant.” I struggle with this method.
As I consider the words of Jesus he called people [...]

Jesus is not a Republican (or a Democrat)

Posted on August 3rd, 2006 by jasonsteckel
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The more I get to know Jesus, the more I realize He would turn over tables at the Republican National Convention as much as He would at the Democrat’s. He would wonder why so many people who so strongly support “family values” worry more about staying at work late for extra money than spending time [...]

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