In response to Tony’s comment below, here are 5 reasons for using PDF files. (He and I have already talked about it and decided that we are geeks).
- PDF files can be read for free (if you send a .doc file, you have to have Word; not everyone has Word).
- PDF files look just like you want them to on all computers.
- PDF files are smaller, especially if a document contains lots of graphics.
- You can too copy and paste text in a PDF file.
- Because I said so.
Okay, so I couldn’t think of 5 reasons, but five sounds better than four. Anyway, PDF files aren’t so bad after all. They can be useful in a variety of settings.
Here we go again. Amidst our bagel breakfast today, in my first class, we talked about the attitude that certain seminary students (and I would say the church in general) have towards the youth ministry program. This is an attitude definitely of misunderstanding. Questions like, “Why are you wasting your time studying youth ministry?” or, “Why don’t you study to be a pastor?” are popping up in the seminary. And it is driving me nuts.
As usual, youth ministry experiences some of this because people don’t understand that we are trying to guide young people to spiritual maturity. They think that we are just around to play games. They think that my classes have no spiritual depth (because they’ve never taken one of them). They believe that the “real ministry” of the church is the pastor. They believe that if you are called by God, then you will be the pastor of a church. They’re wrong.
Considering the global statistics about the population of the world and the needs of young people, we MUST have youth workers in our churches. Mexico has a youth culture like none other, and, frankly, I’m tired of the church ignoring these young people. Our methods must change if we are to reach them. Our thoughts must change. My students get it. The others do not. There must be a church-wide education. The future leaders of the church (i.e. the seminary students) must get it, or there will be no youth ministry in Mexico. If the pastors of the churches don’t send us people to work with young people, we will have no students to train. Why must we stick to our traditions and ignore a generation? I’ll post more later.
With the recent popularity of YouTube and video on the internet, I felt the need to write sort of a tutorial (35 pages) on video on the internet, specifically focusing on the use of internet video for youth workers.
This is the first edition of the e-book, and I am giving it away over on YouthMinistrytv.com. I’d love to hear comments on it and ideas of ways to improve it. Please feel free to download it, read it, distribute it, email it, post it on your blog, etc. So, check it out. Hopefully, it will help you in your ministry.
Go to Youthministrytv.com to download today.
A visiting minister was very long-winded. Worse, every time he would make a good point during his sermon and a member of the congregation responded with “Amen” or “That’s right, preacher” he would get wound up even more and launch into another lengthy discourse.
Finally, the host pastor started responding to every few sentences with “Amen, Pharaoh!” The guest minister wasn’t sure what that meant, but after several more “Amen, Pharaohs” he finally concluded his very lengthy sermon.
After the service concluded and the congregation had left, the visiting minister turned to his host and asked, “What exactly did you mean when you said “Amen, Pharaoh?”
His host replied, “I was telling you to let my people go!”
(via: Mikeysfunnies.com)
