Comments for Despising None http://www.despisingnone.com supporting, challenging, and encouraging youth ministers Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:02:59 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on balancing ministry to church kids and kids from the community by Joe Ball http://www.despisingnone.com/2011/12/balancing-ministry-to-church-kids-and-kids-from-the-community/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Joe Ball Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:02:59 +0000 http://www.despisingnone.com/?p=376#comment-442 Chris I think we all have felt like that at times. Thanks for being willing to stand in the gap for them Chris

I think we all have felt like that at times. Thanks for being willing to stand in the gap for them

]]> Comment on balancing ministry to church kids and kids from the community by chris Mathews http://www.despisingnone.com/2011/12/balancing-ministry-to-church-kids-and-kids-from-the-community/comment-page-1/#comment-425 chris Mathews Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:20:51 +0000 http://www.despisingnone.com/?p=376#comment-425 Thank you for this episode,I feel sometimes I have to defend my youth to the congregation.Kinda selling them. Thank you for this episode,I feel sometimes I have to defend my youth to the congregation.Kinda selling them.

]]> Comment on The simplicity of being intergenerational by Joe Ball http://www.despisingnone.com/2011/11/the-simplicity-of-being-intergenerational/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Joe Ball Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:12:34 +0000 http://www.despisingnone.com/?p=357#comment-377 Thanks for the kudos Sam. See you in a few weeks Thanks for the kudos Sam. See you in a few weeks

]]> Comment on The simplicity of being intergenerational by Sam Swann http://www.despisingnone.com/2011/11/the-simplicity-of-being-intergenerational/comment-page-1/#comment-375 Sam Swann Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:47:07 +0000 http://www.despisingnone.com/?p=357#comment-375 Joe, Great article! Aside from the fact that it is warm story, rooted in the sentimental feelings we feel when we return to a place that feels like home (or actually is home), it is a wonderful reminder that a part of student ministry, at it's heart, is helping the youth to see the value of the whole body and not just the youth group. Keep those great articles coming! See you in New Orleans Joe,
Great article! Aside from the fact that it is warm story, rooted in the sentimental feelings we feel when we return to a place that feels like home (or actually is home), it is a wonderful reminder that a part of student ministry, at it’s heart, is helping the youth to see the value of the whole body and not just the youth group. Keep those great articles coming! See you in New Orleans

]]> Comment on The simplicity of being intergenerational by Joe Ball http://www.despisingnone.com/2011/11/the-simplicity-of-being-intergenerational/comment-page-1/#comment-374 Joe Ball Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:32:35 +0000 http://www.despisingnone.com/?p=357#comment-374 They were great days for the Ball family. I tell people all the time, there is no place like Edgewood. They were great days for the Ball family. I tell people all the time, there is no place like Edgewood.

]]> Comment on The simplicity of being intergenerational by Don Holmes http://www.despisingnone.com/2011/11/the-simplicity-of-being-intergenerational/comment-page-1/#comment-373 Don Holmes Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:58:59 +0000 http://www.despisingnone.com/?p=357#comment-373 Joe, I love this article, because I remember those days so well. We always appreciated your youth helping with our Seniors Pep Club. I always have a warm feeling toward the Ball family, because I was Chairman of the Personnel Committee that brought you to Edgewood! Keep remembering the "good ole days" and put them in print. We old timers love to read about them. May the Lord bless the Joe Ball family! Joe, I love this article, because I remember those days so well. We always appreciated your youth helping with our Seniors Pep Club. I always have a warm feeling toward the Ball family, because I was Chairman of the Personnel Committee that brought you to Edgewood! Keep remembering the “good ole days” and put them in print. We old timers love to read about them. May the Lord bless the Joe Ball family!

]]> Comment on What’s the top way churches make teens feel welcomed and valued? by Joe Ball http://www.despisingnone.com/2011/10/whats-the-top-way-churches-make-teens-feel-welcomed-and-valued/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Joe Ball Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:40:44 +0000 http://www.despisingnone.com/?p=345#comment-363 Danny, I agree. I think this is a major contributor to why students graduate church when they graduate the youth minsitry Danny, I agree. I think this is a major contributor to why students graduate church when they graduate the youth minsitry

]]> Comment on What’s the top way churches make teens feel welcomed and valued? by Danny Crawley http://www.despisingnone.com/2011/10/whats-the-top-way-churches-make-teens-feel-welcomed-and-valued/comment-page-1/#comment-362 Danny Crawley Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:33:38 +0000 http://www.despisingnone.com/?p=345#comment-362 The common thread we see over and over is relationship. Our culture in the U.S. has forgotten this - with the loss of the extended family we lost relationships in most other areas of life. Children and teenagers learn from their role models, wherever they find them - at home, at church. A paradox, eh? We worked so hard to have "youth programs," not realizing the segragation that this will typically (but not necessarily) bring. The common thread we see over and over is relationship. Our culture in the U.S. has forgotten this – with the loss of the extended family we lost relationships in most other areas of life. Children and teenagers learn from their role models, wherever they find them – at home, at church. A paradox, eh? We worked so hard to have “youth programs,” not realizing the segragation that this will typically (but not necessarily) bring.

]]> Comment on Balancing ministry with family by Marc McLean http://www.despisingnone.com/2011/10/balancing-ministry-with-family/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Marc McLean Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:58:08 +0000 http://www.despisingnone.com/?p=340#comment-356 Thanks Joe... This is always a great reminder Thanks Joe… This is always a great reminder

]]> Comment on It all started with a pocket knife by Joe Ball http://www.despisingnone.com/2011/10/it-all-started-with-a-pocket-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-346 Joe Ball Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:34:29 +0000 http://www.despisingnone.com/?p=336#comment-346 It was a long day Phil. Bill if this is the highlight of your season, It will be a loooong season It was a long day Phil. Bill if this is the highlight of your season, It will be a loooong season

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