Anniversary #15
Yesterday was our wedding anniversary. We have now been married for 15 years. Wow! I can’t believe it. I always say I can’t believe she’s put up with me for that long.
YMI Summit Presentation
We just had our bi-annual Youth Ministry International Summit. This year it was in South Dakota. The Summit is a time for all of the YMI missionaries from all over the world to get together and share what God is doing in their respective regions.
Here’s my report for Latin America.
Flying Cars and Youth Ministry
Yesterday the latest edition of “Lider Juvenil“, the Spanish Youth Specialties magazine, came out.
I wrote an article for it called, “Flying Cars and Youth Ministry.” In it, I talk about how it is a little dangerous to predict the future of anything. Just look at the Jetsons (and Back to the Future). I don’t know about you, but I’m a little disappointed that I’m not driving a flying car that packs up into a briefcase.
I also talk about some transitions that I either see happening or think need to happen in youth ministry, specifically in the Latin American context. They might even apply to other contexts.
Why I Spent 6 Hours in the Car this Weekend
I spent most of Saturday in the car. I was driving to Puebla, a city about 3 hours southeast of where we live in northwest Mexico City.
I was heading to an event in the “Disciples of Christ Bible Institute” at First Baptist Church Puebla. They invited me to participate in an event to promote the Institute and the new Certificate in Youth Ministry program that we are starting there in August.
I taught a sample youth ministry class and also shared a conference about “God’s Call.” The audience was mostly people who are interested in studying at the institute, so the topic of the conference was perfect for them.
The crazy (if not unusual) thing was that as I arrived in Puebla, I got lost.
Social Video for Ministry on ChurchMag
I recently started writing. A lot.
In fact, I’ve written almost every weekday on ministeriojuvenil.com for the last month. It’s been fun.
Earlier today, I published my first guest post on ChurchMag, one of my favorite blogs that talks about church and technology.
It was about “Social Video for Ministry.” If you’re interested in that kind of stuff, check it out. I look forward to writing more for them in the future.
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