Sean Linhart: A Summary And Analysis

After a car accident three years ago, God used the recovery period to hone my old skills and birth new. Over the course of the process, He repositioned me for a different journey. The new path led to a transition from a secular K-12 setting to Christian higher education; yet, still within the context of supporting a diverse student population. My purpose became preparing and teaching ministerial leadership in a

After I turned sixteen (16) years of age, I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit calling to me and directing me to serve as a missionary in the field. My internal strength is always my sense of faith since I feel so strongly that my destiny lies in helping my neighbour as well as seeking a higher purpose that my faith leads me towards a path of tranquillity and harmony with my Father. As a result of my predilection of helping others, I have decided to act onto God's will and gravitate towards missionary service rather than talking but, in fact, executing my quest. In addition, the realization of assisting altruistically my fellow man on a global basis added another layer of purpose that serves my Father on several levels towards my missionary life. For example, I’ve always felt a need to help other to seek a better life for themselves spiritually, physical, and mentally since I have made a consciousness decision to follow my desire help others for the greater need of others rather than my own needs that is more than satiating my need to work with those in need of life skillsets.

In chapter one, Cannister claims that when teenagers matter, student ministries will thrive. Cannister begins by showing what most churches are doing by outlining the “good enough” principle, a mentality and form of organization that states that 80% of youth/parents will be satisfied with only 20% of the effort, much like a consumer. Cannister, however, advocates for a comprehensive youth ministry or a ministry that does not just focus on safety, what the parents want, or only

In OMG: A Youth Ministry Handbook, Kendra Creasy Dean goes over several different ways on how to do youth ministry in today’s world. Through reading this book and evaluating Grace United Methodist Church, I have noticed several things that need to be fixed. One of the main things is the youth group lesson focus and the way the youth relate to one another.

In 2015, I took part in many service opportunities throughout the year. The act of participating in service activities was instilled in me at Waldron Mercy Academy. Virtually every week there were service opportunities available. Sometimes it consisted of me helping a classmate or a friend who needed support. My involvement in serving others enhanced my leadership qualities and heightened my compassion for helping others in need. I strongly believe becoming a member of the ministry team will benefit me as well as the people around me.

Three animals in the book 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell are like three teachers who work at Trinity Lutheran School. Boxer is a horse with amazing strength and loyalty to Comrade Napoleon. In the book he works hard for the good of the farm, and sets standards for himself. He asks the rooster to wake him up an hour early to support the creation of the windmill, holds the stones up when the other animals' strength fails, and always follows the words of Comrade Napoleon. He is loyal and kind to all the animals on the farm, and shows them a good example to follow.

theology (Nouwen, 12). Meanwhile, Root asserts that “because influence in relational youth ministry runs the risk of being more about cultural conflict than the concrete presence of God, this rethinking…must be constructed theologically” (Root, 788). However, these writers have caused me to question exactly what a theological approach would look like in my youth ministry. It would be quite inappropriate to minister to adolescents by inserting seminary-level theology into a causal conversation with a teenager about her cats, or crisis counseling setting with my at-risk adolescent concerning her rape case. When I limit myself to the main focus of youth ministry being to lead others to salvation, I lose sight of how Christ is present within those conversations about cats and

Graduates of this degree program will be able to rationally and honestly defend the Christian faith in a ministry context. A Church history concentration studies the development and transformation of Christian theology, classical values, branch reformation and cultural trends. This degree is well-suited for academics and lay ministry staff. A ministry specialization prepares students for careers as pastoral leaders and congregational

I have now a greater understanding of what it means to be a world Christian. Not only that, but I have formed a new love, concern, and awareness for the outreach of the unengaged and unreached people of the world. The importance of reaching every man, woman, and child and presenting the gospel has been and is today the least important task on the church’s agenda. While my major is Pastoral Leadership I know Gods global purpose includes me at home or abroad. Right now I do not have a calling outside of America. Though I have learned that there are many opportunities for myself to reach out to foreign people groups and different cultures without leaving my own state.

Youth ministry is a lot more then just entertaining kids or keeping them “to busy to sin.” In the first chapter, Mckee and Smith explained the importance of

Lori immediately went to work at getting John, His Most Handsome Holiness, enrolled at the local Catholic grade school. John longed to be at a school where he could share and learn of his faith. To this day, I am convinced that John was placed on this earth to teach of faith and love. What started out as bad news – the school didn’t have room for our son – turned into good news the day before first grade was to begin, when the school surprised Lori with a phone call.

This study conducts an examination of several models of youth ministry programs including the Inclusive Congregational Approach, the Preparatory Approach, The Missional Approach, the Strategic Approach, Practical Theology as Youth Ministry, and the Incarnational Approach.

In student ministry, this means understanding contexts such as, age, developmental stages, trends in culture, trends in our church, history of our church, trends in the broader Church, history or the broader Church, language barriers (slang), friendships, family and parents, technology, the list could really go on and on. Therefore, I study these things to have a thriving ministry at First Presbyterian Church. I read books, countless articles, and every two years I go to a National Youth Workers Convention to be with thousands of other leaders who are going through similar situations within their ministry.

The Ministry of Catholic Educations says that youth ministry is a “response to the mission entrusted by Christ.” God told his disciples in Matthew chapter twenty eight verse nineteen ‘Go and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit.’ And youth ministry is one of the many ways the Catholic Church is doing this.

Overall, the finding is a great reading tool for any youth pastor, parent, or volunteer who is working on youth ministry. There is truly a calling to help teenagers develop long-term faith that will outlast their youth group experience. A lot of times youth worker focus on creating a large youth group that teens love, but it should be on creating a lasting faith with the youth that God loves. Faith is a part of a students inner thoughts and emotions, and externalized in choices and actions. The social order that we live is basically lacking faith. Most people don’t read the Bible or know much about God or his beliefs. Faith gives you a sense of help to overcome the troubles of the world we live in. despite the setbacks in our lives faith is the confidence boost that moves you forward, so our youth need to receive it and grow in it. Our youth needs to know that we are saved by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). Most parents miss out on the opportunity to talk about faith with their kids (117). This writer witness this first hand with this writer’s mother. Mother was always at church doing something, but her children were never told about faith, only from the preacher on Sunday morning. Eventhough it was not talked about at home, we saw faith work at church and that made this writer believe. This chapter on sticky family relationship was sentimental to this writer because family relationship is so important to the kingdom. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 says “hear, O