Youth ministry has been known to pioneer new and effective forms of ministry that also influence the rest of the church. But that trend, in some churches, has largely reversed. Some youth ministries (and children’s ministries) try to mimic the form, methodologies and styles found in adult church, aka “Big Church.” That’s a switch from […]
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That Will Never Work
Something is stifling the church. It’s keeping the church from fulfilling its full potential. It is characterized by these nasty words: “That will never work.” Those who utter these words have unknowingly been crippling the church—and many other endeavors. A few examples: “Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.” — Lord Kelvin, British mathematician and physicist, 1895. […]
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June 13, 2012 
