Monthly Archives: February 2011

Why The Pursuit of “Cool” Hurts Your Youth Ministry

By Joe Ball | Published: February 26, 2011

This was originally posted at youthministry360.com Why The Pursuit of “Cool” Hurts Your Youth Ministry February 22nd, 2011 Photo courtesy of shutterstock/Ingrid W. “Relevant” is certainly a buzzword in youth ministry circles. It seems that many youth ministers constantly focus on the next trend to embrace, seeking to appear cool and relevant to students. They [...]

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By Joe Ball | Published: February 11, 2011

This is the door to the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. I passed it last month on a whirlwind trip through Washington D.C..  I noticed it first because in is huge and ornately decorated. But upon closer inspection I noticed there is NO outside handle on the door, and that got me wondering how people got [...]

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Answers to the question of the month

By Joe Ball | Published: February 9, 2011

Last week I as the question of the month related to what are we doing to help students read the Bible regularly and how are we helping them to get at “big picture” on the narrative of scripture. A couple of the best responses are below. Several surveys and press releases lament the rise of [...]

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