Seeing Is Believing
They hurried off and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby who was lying in the feeding trough. After seeing them, they reported the message they were told about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. Luke 2:16-18 Remember back in the day when MacBook Air computers came out? They were so remarkably thin that Newsweek writer Steven Levy even managed to lose his. He thinks it was so thin that either he or his wife (she’s the only one to blame, right?) threw it out with a stack of … [Read more...]
Effective Mentoring Relationships Defined
One of the markers of young adult ministry we talk about often is “connection.” When we say connection, we’re talking primarily about intergenerational ministry—the connection and relationships between young adults and those who have been before them in life and ministry, and generations younger than them who young adults have the chance to influence. Mentoring relationships are one of the best ways for intergenerational ministry to happen. But what actually makes an effective mentoring relationship? A mentor … [Read more...]
Threads Staff Blogroll
In the search for new ideas and ways of doing life and ministry, we seek out insights from a variety of sources. It’s no surprise in today’s social media obsessed culture that there’s a blog for everything. So how do you weed through the clutter and get to thoughtful and compelling ideas? Whether we’re navigating through our personal lives or helping to lead people in young adult ministry, we have several blogs we turn to for helpful insight and entertainment in our day-to-day lives. So, we’ve compiled … [Read more...]
Tips for Managing a Large Sunday School Class and Young Adult Ministry
This week we’re answering the following question raised at last year’s Connect Conference: When your Sunday School class/young adult ministry is large and only has a couple of leaders, what are some tips to help organize and manage the class effectively so that the leaders can connect with each person individually? A large Sunday School class or ministry offers some interesting rewards while simultaneously posing a few unique challenges. On the one hand, there is great energy in most large crowds, so getting people to talk, have … [Read more...]
In the Meantime
Listen in as Michael Kelley at 2008’s Collegiate Week West talks about living in the meantime—between when Jesus broke into the world the first time and when He’ll do it again for the final time. So what really are we to be about while we wait? … [Read more...]
A Sinful Obsession with Ourselves
Ed Stetzer & Lost and Found
Ed Stetzer posted on his blog about the new video from Threads that discussed the research from Lost and Found. Click here to check it out! … [Read more...]
Living out a faith when it’s hard
Swaziland is a small kingdom in southern Africa of just over 900,000 people. Within a month the population dropped from 1.2 million. Yes, you read right. It has the unfortunate distinction of being the most HIV-infected country on the planet. Over 46 percent of the adult population is HIV positive, although clinic workers will tell you that four out of five people in Swaziland test positive for HIV. Walter is a pastor in Swaziland. He spends Saturdays burying those killed by AIDS. On most other days, he’s feeding as many … [Read more...]
Attitude
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