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Category Archives: Discipleship
Resource in Neuroscience and Youth
I am going to be presenting a new article at the National Youth Workers Conference in dialog with Mark Oestreicher’s (Marko) article “This is Your Brain on Adolescence: A Pushback on Accepted Views of Underdeveloped Brains” published in Immerse Journal. Mike … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Discipleship, Neuroscience, Pedagogy, Practical Theology, Young Adult, Youth
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Youth, Race and Violence preview
As mentioned earlier, NTS will partner with Youthfront to present a discussion on Youth, Race, and Violence Nov. 12th 2013 on the NTS Campus. My friend, Brandon Winstead, was in a town hall discussion at Killearn United Methodist Church in Jacksonville … Continue reading
Posted in Clergy, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Race, Theology, Youth
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NTSx Open Online Courses
I am starting a new venture and NTS is on board. I took a course on Open Online Classes (add “massive” and you have MOOCs) this summer. That project coincided with a discussion at General Assembly on innovative education during … Continue reading
Youth, Race, and Violence: My journey
This reflection has been on the margins of my mind for some time since I first heard of Trayvon Martin. It is personal and offers a perspective that I am still processing… but for good reason. When I asked Brandon … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Race, Religious Education, Youth
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Guest Blog: Trayvon Martin is Dead by Brandon Winstead
Brandon Winstead is a good friend and passionate leader in Youth Ministry, particularly youth ministry across the racial and ethnic margins of our society. I asked him for a reflection on Trayvon Martin and I am pleased to publish it. Brandon, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Race, Religious Education, Theology, Vocation, Youth
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Young Adults and the Church
Young Adults and the Life of the Church occupy a lot of interest these days even by CNN. Why millennials are leaving the church One of the best conversations I have had happened with Tim and Shawna-Songer Gaines. The primary concern … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Discipleship, Leadership, Practical Theology, Young Adult
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Top Ten Articles in Religious Education
Taylor and Francis has made the top ten articles in Religious Education free for downloading for the rest of July. A couple of articles address neuroscience (including my own) and others deal with youth ministry, religious education, media and a … Continue reading
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