Category Archives: Pedagogy

Remembering, Raising Stones, and Building on the Global Theology Conference

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Dean G. Blevins

Following the end of the Global Theology Conference the work continued in meetings of the International Board of Education, including debriefing the structure and flow of the event.  I am sure that those insights alongside others will help in future … Continue reading →

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Global Conference Day Two

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Dean G. Blevins

Day two of the conference began once again with exuberant worship but moments of serious prayer and scripture. It seems amazing how the body of Christ responds to God’s word and our words of praise, petition, and intercession regardless of … Continue reading →

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South Africa and Apartheid

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Dean G. Blevins

How does one deal with the failures within one’s own history? Scripture often recounts stories of human unfaithfulness, perhaps as often as it celebrates obedience to God’s faithfulness. What about our own history? As a part of a meeting with … Continue reading →

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On the Mind or On the Ground, Food for the Soul

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

So, I am riding to Nashville with Mark Hayse and students from MidAmerica Nazarene University for the National Youth Workers Convention. Mark introduces me as NTS professor but also presenter and board member with Youthfront.. One of the students leans … Continue reading →

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YOUTH MINISTRY AND RACE: A CONVERSATION

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

    November 12, 2013 Nazarene Theological Seminary 8:30am-11:30am Keynote: Dr. Brandon Winstead (’05) | Killearn United Methodist Church Panelists: Rev. Montague Williams (’09) | Eastern Nazarene College Dr. Claire Smith | St. Paul School of Theology; YouTheology Rev. David Gilmore | … Continue reading →

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In the Spirit of Saint Patrick

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

Part of our 365m trip included our participation in the North British Isles District minister’s retreat in Newcastle. Driving through the hedgerows of this lovely country, we decided to stop by the town of Downpatrick where the Holy Trinity Cathedral … Continue reading →

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Resource in Neuroscience and Youth

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

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 →

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