Resources
Some written, some on-line and some information about print resources available from other sources for youth ministry.
Consuming Youth – Leading Teens Through Consumer Culture
There’s no shortage of books on youth ministry out there. For most youth ministry practitioners, if we’ve been around for more than a year or two, we are looking for a book that doesn’t tell us things we already know. … Continue reading
Poetry
I’m 14 and I wrote a poem about God’s expectations that I think many teenagers will relate to. I’d like to share it with other young Anglicans. by Stephanie C. I want to be perfect How hard do I try? … Continue reading
Pop Culture and God – Part One: Body Image
Ever since Jacob fell in love with Rachel in the Book of Genesis, the victory of beauty over wits has raged on and on. Jacob ended up marrying Leah, but Genesis tells us that it was Rachel who was more … Continue reading
Part One: Body Image – as it was for Leah so it is for the rest of us
A sermon based on Genesis 29:21-35 – submitted by Susan Moore, Coordinator of Youth and Young Families, The Parish of the Ascension, Mount Pearl, NL. Page One – Brokenness in the Biblical World. Leah was unloved. There is nothing more … Continue reading
Coming your way…
Pop culture has a significant impact on youth, the way we see ourselves, the way we interact with each other and with God, on many aspects of our lives. Over the next week or so I will be posting a … Continue reading
Bishop Mark MacDonald preaches at Generation 2008
[podcast]http://generation.anglican.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/marksermon.mp3[/podcast] Bishop Mark MacDonald preached the sermon at the opening Eucharist at Generation 2008. The Rt. Rev. Mark MacDonald is the National Indigenous Anglican Bishop of Canada and the pastoral bishop of the Episcopal Church of Navajoland. His previous … Continue reading
Reggie Blount – Plenary Talk at Generation 2008
[podcast]http://generation.anglican.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/reggieblountkeynote.mp3[/podcast] Reggie Blount spoke at Generation 2008 on “The Seven Spiritual Yearnings of Youth” Reggie Blount is Assistant Professor of Formation, Youth and Culture at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. He also serves as Senior Pastor of Trinity African Methodist … Continue reading
David White – Opening Plenary Talk at Generation 2008
[podcast]http://generation.anglican.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/davidwhitekeynote.mp3[/podcast] Keynote speaker, Dr. David F. White gave the opening address at Generation 2008. He spoke on the social construction of adolescence ('adolescence' as a social phenomenon of the 20th century) and the vocation of youth. David … Continue reading
The Surprising Samaritan
The story of the Surprising Samaritan and the 'Good' Temple Priest (or, “What WOULD a Samaritan Do?”)
Give it up for … Lent!
It’s Lent! What are you doing to keep that in your mind in your daily life? A lot of people take up the Christian spiritual practice of self-denial in some way, that is, giving something up for Lent. Here’s an … Continue reading
