Postmodernism

In Stephen Harper's, The Way to Heaven, we see the emergence of a new type of Christ follower. Harper paints the picture of this new believer as following a movement of God. This move of God is a new wine like that which was poured out in the power of God's Spirit on the disciples of Jesus. It also requires...

Those of us who work with teens seem to be sliding into an adolescent approach to our mission.

Debating is a lost cause. Don't believe me? Let's debate it. I have intentionally stayed away from modern apologetics for quite some time. There was a season in my life when I looked forward to finding another "proof" I could use to tear apart someone else's theology, but some time ago I started finding...

From the green revolution to “Starbucks spirituality,” today’s teens are actively formulating their own unique perception of reality. Keeping a pulse on teen trends can offer valuable insights for how to reach into their world with God’s grace and truth. Check out these five teen trends identified by...

DOUG PAGITT is pastor of Solomon’s Porch in Minneapolis, a leader in the Emergent Movement and the author of Preaching Re-Imagined.

A few years ago I walked into class of undergraduates in Boston a moment before it was to begin and picked up the book I was using for instruction that day. It was not the typical textbook—it was a book many of them had heard of all their lives but never read: a Bible.

When Brandon arrived on campus with a full-ride scholarship, he made the top 10 of the smartest freshmen I’d ever met. Take my SAT scores, multiply them by two, and my score would be lower than his first and only attempt. Because he loved learning from history, he decided to major in it. His love for...

This summer I was the guest speaker at a youth ministry Bible camp in Northern California. The week’s theme was Matthew 22:37 — loving God with all our heart, soul, and mind. I taught from 1 Samuel 16:7, which shows God judges the heart, not the appearance. I challenged the students to consider Jesus’...

There has been plenty of dialogue about truth in recent years, even in youth ministry circles. Dan Kimball, Tony Jones, and I discussed the concept during panel discussions at all three National Youth Worker Conventions last fall — and on each occasion we were met with packed rooms of interested, engaged...

I’m not sure the pursuit of comfort has ever been a high priority in the world of youth ministry.