I am blessed (or cursed) with the gift (and compulsion) to take copious notes. I however am not blessed with the patience to always retype and organize those notes for others.... I can, I just feel like I'm wasting a lot of time.
SO - here are the nuggets I took away from each session Friday at YS Palooza in Philly....
DUFFY ROBBINS:
> Youth Pastors are dreamers, dreamers that are all too often interrupted by reality We are called to dream big - by HIS power
> Most Dream Snatchers are concerned with taking sides and whose side everyone is on. Are any of the side being presented actually on God's side?
> Your present reality my look like pr even be a battleground... but God still sees it as Holy Ground. He is RIGHT THERE with us in our struggles.
MARK MATLOCK:
> We are a called to be innovators and integrators.
> Every generation has shocked the one before regarding sex and alcohol - that's NOT news.
>Culture is experiencing a Separation of Church from EVERYTHING. We need to help integrate it again, especially in a few arenas
a) SEXUALITY: We MUST help our students navigate the waters of sexuality & homosexuality
b) POLITICS: “Christians” have gotten a little too involved with the politics of this place we’re not supposed to call home… and they’re almost never the same as Kingdom Agendas
c) VOCATION: We need to teach students (and a lot of our adults) that you can live excellently, for God’s glory in ANY profession
d) SCIENCE: Christians don’t have the best track record in playing nicely with this arena. We've given lots attention to biology but should probably pay a lot more attention to neuroscience
TIC LONG:
> The whys and the whats of our ministries should be grounded in Scripture
> Our true values are revealed by our behaviors
> Former YS President Mike Yaconelli laid out a blueprint to explain, drive, and define healthy youth ministry - dubbed the Core Realities of Youth Ministry. (They actually grew in popularity and general conscious by the 100-city YS one-day seminar called the CORE) YS still sells the book and stands behind the blueprint... The Core Realities are 1)Veracity, 2)Authenticity, 3)Audacity, 4) Sanctuary, 5)Diversity, 6)Humility, 7)Intimacy, 8)Mystery & 9) Creativity
>Spiritual growth is, well, spiritual. That means questions > answers, small > big, slow > fast, discomfort > comfort (times of pain are great opportunities for ministry) and uniqueness > sameness.
HARVEY CAREY:
> Regardless of your title - If you're in this room, or youth follow you - You are called to LEAD Youth. You're a Youth Leader.
> Your own insecurities might actually be holding some of your students back from their destinies
> CHARACTER is greater than any skill or ability
> INNER CONFIDENCE - If I do it God's way, He'll always bless me
> DREAM BIG. Our calendars are full of things we are capable of on our own. When we dream big - we have to depend on God - and when it happens - He gets all the glory because everyone knows it was beyond our capabilities.
SO - here are the nuggets I took away from each session Friday at YS Palooza in Philly....
DUFFY ROBBINS:
> Youth Pastors are dreamers, dreamers that are all too often interrupted by reality We are called to dream big - by HIS power
> Most Dream Snatchers are concerned with taking sides and whose side everyone is on. Are any of the side being presented actually on God's side?
> Your present reality my look like pr even be a battleground... but God still sees it as Holy Ground. He is RIGHT THERE with us in our struggles.
MARK MATLOCK:
> We are a called to be innovators and integrators.
> Every generation has shocked the one before regarding sex and alcohol - that's NOT news.
>Culture is experiencing a Separation of Church from EVERYTHING. We need to help integrate it again, especially in a few arenas
a) SEXUALITY: We MUST help our students navigate the waters of sexuality & homosexuality
b) POLITICS: “Christians” have gotten a little too involved with the politics of this place we’re not supposed to call home… and they’re almost never the same as Kingdom Agendas
c) VOCATION: We need to teach students (and a lot of our adults) that you can live excellently, for God’s glory in ANY profession
d) SCIENCE: Christians don’t have the best track record in playing nicely with this arena. We've given lots attention to biology but should probably pay a lot more attention to neuroscience
TIC LONG:
> The whys and the whats of our ministries should be grounded in Scripture
> Our true values are revealed by our behaviors
> Former YS President Mike Yaconelli laid out a blueprint to explain, drive, and define healthy youth ministry - dubbed the Core Realities of Youth Ministry. (They actually grew in popularity and general conscious by the 100-city YS one-day seminar called the CORE) YS still sells the book and stands behind the blueprint... The Core Realities are 1)Veracity, 2)Authenticity, 3)Audacity, 4) Sanctuary, 5)Diversity, 6)Humility, 7)Intimacy, 8)Mystery & 9) Creativity
>Spiritual growth is, well, spiritual. That means questions > answers, small > big, slow > fast, discomfort > comfort (times of pain are great opportunities for ministry) and uniqueness > sameness.
HARVEY CAREY:
> Regardless of your title - If you're in this room, or youth follow you - You are called to LEAD Youth. You're a Youth Leader.
> Your own insecurities might actually be holding some of your students back from their destinies
> CHARACTER is greater than any skill or ability
> INNER CONFIDENCE - If I do it God's way, He'll always bless me
> DREAM BIG. Our calendars are full of things we are capable of on our own. When we dream big - we have to depend on God - and when it happens - He gets all the glory because everyone knows it was beyond our capabilities.
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