Students in the Abbey
It's 8:30 on a Saturday morning in October. We've eaten our doughnuts in the church kitchen and are already on the road. Two vans with chaperones and teenagers are on their way to the Abbey of Gethsemani, where...
Care of the Soul
As noted in the forthcoming conversation, care of the soul is in these days—maybe too in. Tons of books, seminars, manuals, gurus and formulas are supposed to put us all in touch with that fragile, often ...
YWJ Roundtable: Slow
The calendars of most youth workers are full. We often run our ministries the same way, filling our calendars with events, hoping something connects kids to Christ. Despite our best efforts, we rarely take time...
An Invitation to The Slow Club
YWJ: In Contemplative Youth Ministry you tell the story of your 4-year-old son starting something called Slow Club. One of the rules of the club was "No hurrying." In your speaking and writing, you seem to...
YS Column: The Wisdom of Slow
"I feel the need…the need for speed"—Maverick and Goose, Top GunSlow is my nemesis. It's for those who are unproductive, lazy, indecisive and lacking vision. Slow is for losers. Slow is a certain pa...
The Carrot Principle
"To you I lift up my eyes" (Ps. 123:1).We have probably heard the expression: "Dangling a carrot in front of someone's nose."This concept goes back to earlier times when farmers used to dangle carrots and other...
Game: What’s Missing?
This is an indoor game that requires no set up or preparation. Here's how it works: Invite a volunteer to inspect an area of the room carefully (an office desktop, bookshelves or kitchen works well for this). T...
Youth Culture Lesson: Person of the Year
Pope Gets Attention for Paying Attention to OthersGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:Right about now, most of us are spend at least a little time looking...
Resolved to Set a New Goal: Identify, Magnify, Clarify
New Year's resolutions are typical this time of year, but regardless of the calendar date, setting goals is an important step to take in order to achieve the success you're targeting. There are three things you...
Christ’s Mass to Be Celebrated Ourwardly Toward a Watching World
Christmas literally means "Christ's Mass." It originally was a church service commemorating the birth of Christ.I remember the first time I put those two words together, and it was one of those "Ohhhh..." ...