From the makers of Hotel, Hotel comes the latest rap video from the Simply Youth Ministry Conference. Jake Rutenbar is the rapper and Josh Griffin is his sidekick.
Here are the rules:
Don’t be so messy
Don’t be competitive at sports
Spend a little less time playing video games
Spend a little less time trying to be cool
You must avoid [...]
KYCK 2010. It’s coming soon. KYCK 1997 changed my life. I’m praying that many young lives would be changed this year. There are 3 big weekends (9-11 April; 16-18 April; 23-25 April). Insiders reckon this will be the biggest one yet… maybe 6000 teenagers? Ed Springer, Matt Rowson, Dave Miers (that’s me) and George Statheos [...]
Scott Petty and Nicky Baker are my favourite Youth Pastors. They’re doing great work with Christ Church Youth in St Ives, Sydney. The current series they are teaching is from 1 Corinthians, Don’t Want to be a Corinthian Idiot. Check out the intro video below:
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I’ve worked as a School Teacher. I’ve worked as a Youth Pastor. I’m currently working as a Youth Worker. School teaching is the most secure and structured of the three. Youth pastoring is the most exciting, being able to preach Jesus without holding back. Youth working is wild, unpredictable and sometimes dangerous. My recent observation: [...]
Don’t tell anyone, but I’m a closet anthropologist. Dave, you don’t even know what that big word means!?! I do. I think. It’s got something to do with studying people. I find it fascinating to study people, cultures, subcultures and generational distinctives. Anthropologists and sociologists often make generalisations, that’s okay. Understanding people enables a greater [...]
I’ve been keenly following the live feeds, tweets, flickr pics and youtube vids from the 22nd Australian Scouts Jamboree. It looks like they’re having a killer time. There are over 13,000 scouts & their leaders camped out for 2 weeks down at Cataract Scout Park (south of Sydney). They’ve already had the likes of Hamish and [...]
My favourite youth ministry conference is the Youthworks YMC. Unfortunately, I missed the conference this year as I was travelling back from overseas. So because I couldn’t be there in the flesh, I recorded my segment before I left, to be shown each session.
See below for the videos. I haven’t actually watched them yet (currently [...]
dan preaches a christmas sermon. dave sits awkwardly through it. dan’s wife comes on the show. dave sings an awkward song to her. dan is talented at the guitar. dave is not, and so shouldn’t hold the guitar. this show is easily one of our best 17 so far. we talk about Jesus all about [...]
Later this week I’ll be getting together with a bunch of others involved in youth ministry to brainstorm potential chapters for a book on Youth Leadership Principles.
Are you (or in the past have you been) involved in youth ministry?
What are some some principles of leadership in your youth ministry?
What are the non-negotiable principles of youth [...]
LIVE OUT LOUD went really well. There were about 2000 youth at the event. Qurious and Revive played great sets. Lara from St Ives did a great job in sharing her testimony. Steve Chong preached passionately from Luke 12 and urged people to be rich towards God. I’m not sure on the figures yet, but [...]
Generation Y. I know how you roll. For better or worse you’re into the whole subject-to-a-better-offer thing. You can wait until 625pm this arvo to see if there are any better offers, there probably won’t be. So just come to LIVE OUT LOUD!!!
Tickets are available at the door. It will be a killer night – [...]
There’s only 1 day left until LIVE OUT LOUD!!! Crazy. It’s not too late to get tix. Buy them today from the website. Or get them at the door tomorrow night. Sweeeeeet.
This is the biggest night of the year… don’t miss out!! The cranky gnome will be there. So will Revive, Qurious, Steve Chong and [...]
we think this episode was pretty good. dan has a baby. dave went to vanuatu with scripture union (talks are here). dave & dan want you to come to loud this friday night.
next week we’re on at 7am (sydney time) thursday 10th december. rock and roll.
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LIVE OUT LOUD is this Friday!! Qurious are opening. Revive are playing just one show in Australia. Steve Chong is preaching the good news of Jesus. Dave Miers (that’s me) is breaking it down as the MC. Bring it on!!! Can’t wait to see you there…
Online tix are available until Thursday 4pm. Get them now [...]
Find out more about LOUD. Get your tickets here: www.loudevent.com
I’ll be there. The monkeys will be there. Make sure you’re there too!
Find out more about LOUD. Get your tickets here: www.loudevent.com
I’ll be there. The monkeys will be there. Make sure you’re there too!
Here is an extended snippet where Driscoll gives a smackdown to ‘Boys who can shave’ – that is – they have failed to make the step from child to man. Some of you may be put off by Driscoll’s hyperbolic rhetoric or even think he’s clutching at straws in making this point from this passage [...]
I’ve posted about the LIVE OUT LOUD event 2 times already:
LOUD 2009 @ Sydney Entertainment Centre
LIVE OUT LOUD Promo Video Featuring Steve Chong
See below for an official Press Release and Special Ticket offer:
Live Out Loud is only 5 weeks away!! (More deets here and here). Steve Chong promo:
Get your youth groups there… buy your tix online.
Youthworks run a killer conference every year: Youth Ministry Conference. The theme of YMC09 is ‘Real Hope’ – “Real Hope isn’t wishful thinking about an uncertain future. It’s a confidence grounded in the past that gives a thirst for the present and a certainty for the future. Real hope is in Christ – we experience [...]
