Book Review: The Peacemaker
a review of The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict
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Month: May 2010
Road to the Gathering: Family Fun Time!
“But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.” John 20:31 The Youth Gathering has many great components in it. There are so many great speakers, entertainers, and other things to help aid you in your walk with the Lord during the week. But, one of the greatest ways that the Gathering can help you grow in your faith is in your own family groups! The Gathering suggests that congregations divide adult leaders into family groups of 2-6 youth. This helps...
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Youth Ministry Basics: The Response to Bullying, pt. 2
What are the ways that we, as youth workers, parents, teachers, or pastors handle online bullying?
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Snark, Crackle, Pop Culture: Tween Facebook
At what age is it appropriate for tweens to join social networking sites? Should there be a stronger enforcement of age restrictions?
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The Future of the LCMS
I am excited about the future of the LCMS. I know we are facing financial difficulties, restructuring, an aging church body (the average age of an LCMS member is 57), and (like all other church denominations) a lack of young adult members…but I am still excited about the future of the LCMS. My optimistic enthusiasm is the result of interacting with the young women at the Women’s Leadership Institute Conference last week. The WLI is an institute of Concordia University Wisconsin. (check it out www.wlicuw.org) Their mission is to equip women for Christ-centered leadership and service. According to conference...
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