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July 2016

July 13, 2016

Pokemon GO: Gaming Evangelism

So you know about social networking evangelism through facebook, twitter, instagram, and even snapchat, but...

July 12, 2016

Let Us Not Shy Away from This

They said not in our city---our police don’t have this problem, our troubles aren’t this...

July 11, 2016

Who Is My Neighbor?

I was the guest preacher at a small church yesterday morning, invited to preach and...

July 09, 2016

Holding on to Love and Mercy

This week has been a difficult time for our nation and we pray that God’s peace...

June 2016

June 23, 2016

Have We Been Focused on the Wrong Kind of Love?

On May 20th, 2014, my home state of Pennsylvania legalized same-sex marriage. A hometown girl...

June 16, 2016

Love Will Win and Our Youth Are Leading the Way

Since Sunday I feel like I have just been going through the motions of my...

June 15, 2016

It’s Complicated

As we continue to process the hate-fueled massacre in Orlando this week, news shows and...

June 13, 2016

Talking with Youth about Orlando

On my way to church yesterday I received the news that 50 people were presumed...

June 06, 2016

Disabling Church

A few months ago I was invited to preach at a fairly large church in...

June 01, 2016

Coming Out as a Christian Rock Star

On the night before PYM16 kicked off back in February, I was surprised to see...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Maintaining Community via Snapchat

Every March, my youth group goes on a retreat. It’s a nice change of pace...

May 30, 2016

Pick-and-Choose Theology: Don’t Blame Social Media, Blame the Church

Paul McClure, a doctoral student in the sociology of religion at Baylor University, has recently...

May 28, 2016

Theology and the Life of Faith

I’ve been sitting here for the last hour debating about what I am going to...

May 27, 2016

Helping Teens Succeed

One day while I was on Facebook, I came across an article titled “Science Says...

May 25, 2016

Talking About Sex as a Progressive Youth Minister

The first question of an interview for a youth ministry job is not typically about...

May 24, 2016

#FOMO

We are finishing the final details for our youth summer mission trip. This year we...

May 23, 2016

Divine Entanglement and Gender Fluidity

I'm a little off on my lectionary reflections, because this one is actually about yesterday's...

May 20, 2016

Youth Collectives: from Bend to Nebraska City

At PYM16 Morgan Schmidt led a workshop on her work with the Bend Youth Collective....

May 19, 2016

Who Can Pee in Your Church?

In the beginning, God created humanity in God’s own image, in the divine image God...

May 18, 2016

Such as These

I’ve worked in a few different contexts where I saw churches change at the level...

May 17, 2016

When Parents Prioritize Church: Serving Our Neighbors

The Day I Heard “I think this takes priority over soccer” was the greatest day...

May 14, 2016

God Peed and Pooped Too

Yesterday the Departments of Education and Justice issued a joint letter directing public schools to...

May 13, 2016

Standing Up to Bullies Like Donald Trump

Last month we called your attention to a survey that explored the impact of high-profile bullying...

May 12, 2016

One Way or Another, #GiveElsaAGirlfriend Will Make a Difference

This weekend my family and I will attend the wedding of two dear friends, both...

May 11, 2016

Youth Ministry’s Eschatology Problem

Youth ministry has always been a place in the church for creativity and innovation. Kenda...

May 09, 2016

Where is the Spirit in Progressive Christianity?

Scripture readings for the Day of Pentecost (Year C; May 15, 2016): Acts 2:1-21; Genesis 11:1-9; Psalm...

May 06, 2016

This is What Youth Ministry Means to Me

Lara Crutsinger-Perry has written for us before and is now part of our amazing team...

May 04, 2016

A Place Where Membership is Not Revoked

Yadi Martinez, who helped make PYM16 happen, is joining us a regular PYM blogger. Yadi...

May 02, 2016

Re-enchantment

Scripture readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year C; May 8, 2016): Acts 16:16-34;...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

Be Interested

Please welcome Rocky Supinger to the PYM blogging team. Rocky is the Associate Pastor for Youth...

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