Author: Terry Dittmer

Culture, What Culture?

It is often said that Christians should be in the world but not of the world, but does being in the world really mean watching the latest teen gross-out flick or reading all the gossip magazines? In this article, Rev. Terry Dittmer encourages youth workers to spend more time concentrating on “anything excellent or praiseworthy” instead.

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Oh I’m Sure They’ll Come Back

Many people hold to the assumption that, eventually, all the young people that left the church will come back–perhaps when they’re married, perhaps later. But far too many are staying away. In this article, Rev. Terry Dittmer encourages us to go beyond our assumptions to reach out to those who have gone astray.

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