How To Make A Great Young Adult Bible Study 
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Bible studies. They are something that almost every ministry has to offer. Young adult ministry is no different. And yet, you really don’t often hear of a great young adult Bible study, right? I hope this blog can help you as it identifies several common pillars to making a great young adult Bible study.
Relationships. It [...]
Community with God. Community with People.
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How is your young adult ministry going? Pretty good? Pretty bad? Nonexistent?
Whether your ministry is just getting off the ground, has never gotten off the ground, or is waaaay up above the ground and doing great – there are two things that your young adult ministry should always keep as a central focus. Community with [...]
Church Mindset: Restaurant or Kitchen?
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I was talking with a friend the other day about how many people in the church – especially younger adults – will try a church for a while and then leave if it is not good enough for them. So many people hop from church to church if they specific church where they are attending [...]
Church of the Nazarene’s Young Adult Blog
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Hey everyone,
Just FYI – I wrote a blog post for the new Church of the Nazarene young adult blog. Check it out here – http://nazareneblogs.org/lhardin/2010/06/13/why-are-we-doing-this-blog/
Thanks!
A Common Journey: The Need for Young Adult Ministry in our Local Churches
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Many local churches – both small and big local churches – do not have any form of young adult ministry.
I have heard the reasons, the difficulties, and the excuses. I have witnessed the attitudes and the actions of church leaders. I have seen firsthand the problems and challenges that come through trying to initiate and [...]
Transitions and Transitioning: Two Important Distinctions
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I am a part of an awesome denomination that puts excellent emphasis on our children and youth ministries. From age zero to eighteen, we have you covered. But then there is a bit of a drop-off… and by drop-off, I really mean 100 foot cliff drop-off. No, just kidding. It’s not that bad. But like [...]
Beautiful Complication…
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How would you describe young adult ministry? Frustrating. Hard. Impossible. Forgotten. Variable. Nuisance. Difficult.
Well, those are definitely all parts of the puzzle of young adult ministry. But there is a better way to describe the overall nature of young adult ministry. Just two simple words have summed up my experience thus far in my life [...]
Keep Doing What Works…
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Recently, I had a friend who works with a young adult ministry at his church ask me about a situation. He has about 20 people that come to his house to hang out and play games or get together to do something or eat dinner or something like that. But when he has a “Bible [...]
Simple Things, Not Theories
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For all of the complexities of young adult ministry, sometimes it is very simple. I am involved with a lot of conference calls, meetings, books, articles, conferences, and a host of other things that are all trying to figure out the secret formula for young adult ministry. But I think that at the end of [...]
Hooks… How Many Do You Have?
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Young Adult Ministry is all about hooks. Hooks are the actions, people, programs, and connections that your young adult group has that causes people to find belonging, commitment, and dedication to your young adult ministry and your church. It’s all about the hooks. How many do you have?
There are some very important hooks that young [...]