Posts from the Blog of an (un)Tamed Cynic
This week I’m taking a DMin course at McCormick Theological Seminary called “Why Church Matters in a Culture of Narcissism,” taught by Lillian Daniel. This is a class that I’ve been looking forward to for quite a while. It’s the kind of class on contemporary Christianity that I think is really important for a DMin [...]
For over a year I have been floating the idea of a conference on progressive youth ministry, and I’m pleased to say that this idea is finally coming together. I’ve been working with Tony Jones and Doug Pagitt (JoPa Productions) on a conference that we’ll host at Fourth Presbyterian Church in the spring of 2014. [...]
Back in March, as I was in the midst of the one-on-one meetings I do with our confirmands before confirmation Sunday, I talked about some new questions I added to those conversations. I had promised a follow-up post on the second set of new questions but never got to it. Here it is, only a [...]
Most youth retreats are as over-programmed as the everyday lives of the teens they are designed for. Every minute—often including “free time”—is scheduled and planned. But for the second year in a row, my youth ministry colleague Kimberlee Frost has planned the kind of retreat that teens (and adults) actually need. There is a very [...]
It was either Rocky Supinger or Greg Bolt that turned me on to marketing guru Seth Godin. I subscribed to his blog and read it with interest. I often find in his posts compelling connections or challenges for the church. I’ve considered writing posts that tease out these connections, so here’s a first attempt. Today [...]
