Eli’s Transformation
We are getting excited about our upcoming First Third Dialogue titled “Why Can’t My Church Be More Like Camp? The Power of Immersion Learn... Read more.
You Belong
By Andy Sahl I served for several years with a leadership camp in Western Illinois. High school kids labeled as “student leaders” (read, well ... Read more.
Video Resource: One Simple Thing and Success in Youth Ministry by Andy Root
Here’s two video resources featuring Dr. Andy Root of the FirstThird Team. One Simple Thing: Andy Root speaks about one piece of advice for eve... Read more.
Celebrity and Spiritual Formation?
By Dr. Nancy Going, Director of the CYF Distributed Learning Program at Luther Seminary Crowds have been a part of Youth Ministry culture since Youth Ministry b... Read more.
Why Can’t My Church Be More Like Camp?
Have you seen the topic of the 2012 First Third Dialogue? It’s “Why Can’t Church Be More Like Camp?“ We wanted to start this conversatio... Read more.
Consuming Church
By Dr. Nancy Going, Director of the CYF Distributed Learning Program at Luther Seminary Last week, Terri Elton and I were at a conference about the future of th... Read more.
Video Resource: Andy Root on what’s next and his call to ministry
Here’s two video resources featuring Dr. Andy Root of the FirstThird Team. What’s Next? Andy Root speaks about what’s coming up next for... Read more.
Home
By Dr. Terri Martinson Elton, Director of the Center for First Third Ministry at Luther Seminary This morning the idea of home was swirling in my head. This pas... Read more.
Ministry to Young Adults
By Neil Christianson David Kinnaman, author of the book unChristian, tells us that we are operating out of an old model that isn’t effective for youn... Read more.
The Future of the Church
By Dr. Nancy Going, Director of the CYF Distributed Learning Program at Luther Seminary Terri Elton and I are attending a conference right now at Group Pu... Read more.
Listening to Old Ideas and the Wisdom of Elders
By Dr. Terri Martinson Elton, Director of the Center for First Third Ministry at Luther Seminary I don’t know about you, but music often speaks to my soul... Read more.
Youth Ministry and the Rise of the “Nones”
By Derek Tronsgard Earlier this month the Christian blogosphere exploded when news came from the Pew Research foundation stating that the fastest growing r... Read more.
Banging Your Head? Here’s An Option For Your 2013
By Dr. Nancy Going, Director of the CYF Distributed Learning Program at Luther Seminary You’ve all heard that definition of insanity: When yo... Read more.
The Child
By Dr. Terri Martinson Elton, Director of the Center for First Third Ministry at Luther Seminary My niece is a lively, energetic preschooler. She is curio... Read more.
The rise of the “nones”
There’s a new Pew Report out, with clear indication that there is an increase in those who say they have “no religion.” Rev. Clint Schnekloth ... Read more.
Attention Parents! We Need You!
By Julie Hagen This fall my congregation began a new format for our children’s church school. We need a significant larger amount of leadership from paren... Read more.
Six Reasons Young Christians Leave Church
In light of Nancy’s blog post Looking for the “Nones” and the recent Pew study that showed one in five adults have no religious affiliation, y... Read more.
Looking for the “NONES”
By Dr. Nancy Going, Director of the CYF Distributed Learning Program at Luther Seminary Did you see this news in today’s USA Today? I saw a ... Read more.
Gratitude
By Dr. Terri Martinson Elton, Director of the Center for First Third Ministry at Luther Seminary Yesterday was a cold brisk morning and I spent the day biking a... Read more.
The Race
By Dr. Nancy Going, Director of the CYF Distributed Learning Program at Luther Seminary I just spent the weekend at a big conference of Children’s ... Read more.
The Shift
By Dr. Terri Martinson Elton, Director of the Center for First Third Ministry at Luther Seminary Have you experienced it? There’s a shift underway. There ... Read more.