Countdown to Monkey Business!
Just 3 more days until…. Monkey Business: A First Third Dialogue on the Confirmation Process We are so excited to host 125 pastors, confirmation directors... Read more.
Playing Out the Dialogue
As we explore confirmation, we need to move the dialogue into action. Your ministry is a game worth playing in this life, and we want to help you set yourself u... Read more.
Formation Centered Confirmation
By Rev. Tim Coltvet,Coordinator of Contextual Learning and Coaching for the Children, Youth, and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary As I step back for a moment,... Read more.
So Whats Wrong with Confirmation?
By Dr. Nancy Going, Director of Distributed Learning Children, Youth and Family Luther Seminary My second real youth ministry job was in Germany. My husba... Read more.
Andy Root’s podcast discussing Confirmation
Listen to Dr. Andrew Root and Bethany Stolle as they discuss chapter 14 of The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry, by Andrew Root and Kenda Creasy Dean. They di... Read more.
Promo Video for FirstThird Dialogue
Monkey Business: A First Third Dialogue on the Confirmation Process February 27-29, 2012 Register at: www.firstthird.org/events Early Bird registration extended... Read more.
Review of Missional Church Consultation posts
A Faithful Future: A Conversation about the missional church and the first third of life The Seventh Annual Consultation on the Missional Church, held Nov. 4-5,... Read more.
A Faithful Future: A Conversation about the Missional Church and the First Third of Life
by Dr. Terri Elton, Associate Professor Children, Youth and Family Ministry and Director of the Center for First Third Ministry at Luther Seminary Ministry with... Read more.
Terence Fretheim at Missional Church Consultation
“Thinking Deeply about Relationship: The Practical Adequacy of Our Understanding of the God-Human Relationship” The word “relationship” ... Read more.
Congregational Resource for Todd Hobart’s Presentation
In Todd Hobart’s video, he recommended churches do 2 things:1) Discern where you are as a church. Identify your particular context and the issues i... Read more.
Introducing AMP (All Metro Praise)…
“Collaborative Worship – an act of Stewardship” Dave Scherer and Tony Fair give us a peek into the emerging All Metro Praise (AMP) worsh... Read more.
Todd Hobart at Missional Church Consultation
“Anticipating the Kingdom: Engaging students in missional faith formation“ What do “mission” and “faith formation” have to d... Read more.
Secularism and pluralism
Once again MIchael Jinkins, the president of Louisville Seminary, offers a pointed reflection on the challenges of living in the global and diverse world we inh... Read more.
Congregational Resource for Brenda Olson’s Presentation
Examples of Mentoring Programs in Urban Contexts > See video of Brenda’s summary here Kinship is a community-based, one-to-one youth mentoring program.... Read more.
Reflections on “Urban Ministry and the First Third of Life” with Brenda Olson
By Allison Tunseth, MA Children, Youth and Family student at Luther Seminary Brenda Olson’s presentation and article on faith formation and the urban chur... Read more.
Brenda Olson at Missional Church Consultation
“Urban Ministry and the First Third of Life — Joint Venture: The Missional Call to Accompaniment” Youth ministry in the urban context is reall... Read more.
Congregational Resource for David Lose’s Presentation
In reflecting on David Lose’s presentation about Finding Ourselves in the Biblical Story, this scripture text comes to mind. Joel 1:2-4 – Tell... Read more.
Reflections on “Finding Ourselves in the Biblical Story” with David Lose
By Karen Gieseke, MA Children, Youth and Family student at Luther Seminary Identity is at issue. The Missional Church Consultation explored identity as God&rsqu... Read more.
David Lose at Missional Church Consultation
“Finding Ourselves in the Biblical Story” What if reading Scripture wasn’t about dates, places and people that lived a long time ago, but inst... Read more.
5 trends in social media and religion
Elizabeth Drescher, author of Tweet if You Jesus, and a plenary speaker at next year’s missional church consultation, has a lovely short piece up at Reli... Read more.
Conversations around Envisioning the Future of Faith Formation in the First Third of Life with John Roberto
By Laurie Neill, MDIV Children, Youth and Family senior at Luther Seminary The reality that John Roberto brought to light for me was that it is not only possibl... Read more.
