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12Jun, 2012
Ahhh, yea, that picture is not Kenda, by the way. But, consider the point, what if we are actually doing a great job of communication? What if we are missing the message that we claim to be presenting? What if we have to think even more about what it is we are doing and why we are doing it? What if?
As I am nearing the end of my tenure at one parish, and am hunting for a new position I’ve been asking myself those questions,and many more. Starting with do I know what I’m doing, followed by can I teach others what Youth Ministry is, and can we effectively hand on the faith to teens.
Beyond the personal concerns its those challenges in logistics and practicality that have been made more clearly to me this past year about ministering to the 99 sheep who’ve left the flock, ministering to parents, and Scott’s latest that instead of 1 adult per 5 youth, we’d minister better with 5 adults per 1 youth.
In conclusion, if one were to work through all of that, why would anyone water down the gospel. It seems to me that delivering the truth of the gospel in its full potency would be the easier task.
Comment by Matt Toohill — Tuesday, June 12, 2012 @ 1:08 pm