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"A Master of Divinity?"
By Brent Parker
"When we dip a new believer into the baptismalwaters, declaring that our old self is buried and then raised to new life with Christ, or when we stand at the communion table and pronouncethat the bread is Christ's body and the cup is his blood--we invite our students into a mysterious encounter with the Holy."
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A Freedom Story
By Mike Yaconelli
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Abide: Means of Grace
By Libbie Patterson
"There's something deeply right about the language of the heart."
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Ambassadors of Compassion
By Jamie Duke
The teenagers we minister to are a lot like the people Jesus describes in Mark 6:34.
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An Experiment in Re-creation: A Journey of Joy
By Wes Dillon
In response to a sense that they were not really experiencing all of God's celebration and joy, a group of students and adults sought to intentionally make re-creation a part of their daily lives.
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An Unexpected Breakfast with Jesus
By Dave Urbanski
Daily communion, the discipline of silence, simple-but-profound worship, repeating prayers and Scripture 'til they're rich and dripping with meaningjust some of the highlights from the Sabbath 2000 spiritual retreat for youth workers.
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Annoying Faith
By Mike Yaconelli
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Clearings
By Mike Yaconelli
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Confessions of A Poor Listener: Buying In to the Lie
By Bo White
"I've encouraged my staff to be busy and in so doing haveasked them to do the impossibleto be about the Lord's work without listening to the Lord's voice."
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Even Wise Men Make Mistakes
By John Losey
Lessons we can learn about following God.
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Faith's Struggle
By Sarah E. Haringa
Struggling to understand God's will.
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Faith, What a Rush! Following Jesus, Not the Adrenaline
By D. Scott Miller
Miller explores ways to move teens through the adrenaline pounding extreme activity on to the rush of faith in God.
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Go Ahead...God Can Take It
By Doug Ranck
Spiritual Chutzpah During Difficult Times
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He's Got That Look
By Luis Palau
Have you looked at Jesus long enough to see him looking at you?
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I Don't Need More Talking About God; What I Need is More of God
By Kelly Monroe
Books, music, and Web sites that help us receive the living water.
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I Guess This Is What It Would Feel Like to Leave My Life Behind
By Linford Detweiler
A songwriter's experience of going on retreats: leaving himself and finding himself in God.
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Living by a Different Doctrine
By Ken Moser
"This is my new doctrine. God is in control and wants me to slow downto 'still down' if you will."
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Not My Will, but Your Will Be Done
By Dorris Ngaujah
One of the great ironies of the Christian life is that often our most noble, God-centered desires can be miles away from God's will.
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On Sabbatical
By Tony Jones
Contributing Editor Tony Jones will make you jealous talking about his three month sabbatical with no church-related phone calls or e-mails.
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Please say Goodbye to Jesus for Me
By Mike Yaconelli
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Returning Home
By Lawrence Kushner
A rabbi explains teshuvathe Jewish concept of repentance, apology, and returning to God and to who we are meant to beand links it to Jesus.
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Sacrifice: What Does It Really Look Like for a Youth Worker?
By Dale Friesen
We give lip service to it, but there really are things we need to sacrifice to be effective.
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Self-evaluation or Self-absorbtion?
By Mike Yaconelli
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Stop Struggling and Dance
By Laurie Polich
An overburdened youth worker goes to Paris and learns to let go and let God lead the dance.
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The Expertise of the Inept
By Mike Yaconelli
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The Glory of Being Stuck
By Mike Yaconelli
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The God of Second Chances
By Carlo Walth
After getting fired for crossing emotional lines with a girl in his group, this youth worker was on the brink of suicide. Here's how God brought him back to life.
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The God of the Inbetweens
By Mike Yaconelli
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The Lost Language of Play: Misunderstood Spirituality
By Jason Minnix
Re-examining the assumption that adults are spiritually mature and young people are not, and tapping into the value of Godly Play.
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The Safety of Fear
By Mike Yaconelli
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The Secret Self
By Mike Yaconelli
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The Shape of Belief in the New Millennium
By Steve Rabey
Worldwide interest in spiritual things is at an all-time high. And this interest only promises to grow in the futureat least if American teens have their way.
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The Terror of In-Betweenness
By Mike Yaconelli
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The Truth of the Twigs
By Kara Eckmann
The story of Jacob and the spotted and speckled sheep is a reminder that the one in charge of our youth ministry is God.
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The Truth Shall Make You Odd
By Mike Yaconelli
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Thirsting at the Fountainside
By Philip Yancey
How can we have a 'personal relationship' with a God who is invisible, when we're never quite sure he's there?" That's among several hard questions this esteemed writer poses in an excerpt from his work, Reaching for the Invisible God (Zondervan).
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This Is The Place Where Jesus Is
By Ginny Olson
Finding the essence of youth ministry in the catacombs.
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Week of Sabbath
By Beth Slevcove
This week is about Wasting time. Sabbath is about wasting time with God, letting the soil lie fallow. Farmers know this is a must in order for the soil to rebuild nutrients to grow healthy and strong crops. It's a must for productivity. The same is true for us. Without fallow time, we become mentally, physically, and spiritually shrively, life-less, hollow.
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Welcome Home: An interview with Mark Yaconelli
After several years of sprinting on the youth ministry treadmill, the creator of the Sabbath retreats decided his vocation was killing him. Then, dangling at the end of his soul's rope, he suddenly encountered a God who demands much-and loves much more-than he ever imagined possible.
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When our Souls Stand on Tiptoe
By Mike Yaconelli
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Where's Jesus?
By Mike Yaconelli
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Why We Need To Go To Church (Part One)
By Steven Case
"Yes, I would be in church even if I didn't HAVE to go. Here's why..."
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Why We Need To Go To Church (Part Two)
By Steven Case
Here are the rest of the reasons I'd choose to go to church, even if I didn't HAVE to go.