Just Going Out? Issues of Dating

Prosperity Gospel

Why are Anglicans so soft?

Confession
Today I sat down with my supervisor and went through where I'm spending my time as a Youth Pastor.The results were shocking. I've neglected some big and important things while doing a whole lot of little things keeping me busy and feeling very drained.Let's hope as I refocus for next year in the coming weeks and months, I can get the big important rocks in place first and then work out what other things can fill the remaining space or be scrapped altogether!My job could look quite different next year.

Youth Pastor Salary
An interesting quote: Hint: Your question to them (when in a job interview and the topic of money comes up) should be, “Since you live here, how much do you live on?” Check what the local school district salary range is for a teacher with your level of experience and expect the church’s salary package to be competitive.)Is that a good measure? Or is it better to look at the Senior Pastor's wage and work from there?

Geneva Church Planting
Ok, so is it just me or is there some sort of large irony in calling a church planting movement, which aims to bring the Gospel to people not currently reached, The Geneva Push? (news story here)It makes me think of some city in Europe where they discuss human rights and how Guantanamo Bay probably breaches those rights. My brain, doesn't

Studying Luke 4:14-30
Recently, I've just done an assignment interpreting Luke 4:14-30 for a youth group context made up of believers and non-believers (aka my actual youth ministry). I've left out all the work I did on the text (the exegesis) though this can be added later if people request it to see how I arrived at my conclusions.What's it all about?Luke 4:14-30 is the beginning of Luke’s recording of Jesus’ ministry. It starts with this sermon and the response it received. It is a summary and program of the rest of His ministry.1 Jesus begins the era of salvation through his ministry bringing the good news to all peop

Community in Small Groups
So, I've been thinking quite a lot recently about community in the church. I was reading a chapter in a book called Small Group Leaders Handbook about community in small groups and I came across these interesting statements:Things Overheard in a Community-less Small Group 1. “What was your name again?” 2. “Well, since no one has any prayer requests … ” 3. “Did anyone meet with their one-on-one last