Hey guys just wanted to let you know there is a discussion guide for this book on the Dare 2 Share website. www.dare2share.org under d2s books. I am not saying we should use it for our next meeting but it may help us as we read each chapter. I hope all of you have a fantastic week and I look forward to seeing you guys April 8.
Josh Stitcher
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Thursday, March 6, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
March Meeting
The NET is meeting this morning March 4, 2008 from 9-11 @ First United Methodist Church. Any local area youth pastors or leaders are welcome to join us...even if you're late (since it starts in about 10 minutes). Hope to see you there.
Meeting?
Hey guys-
I never have heard anything about our next meeting . . . or if we are reading anything together. Can anyone fill me in?
Thanks-
Brian
I never have heard anything about our next meeting . . . or if we are reading anything together. Can anyone fill me in?
Thanks-
Brian
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Thoughts on 'ReThink'
Hey guys,
I spoke with Andrew yesterday as I watched my little girl cheer and told him how much I was enjoying the book. Here are a couple of thoughts:
First, I have been convicted myself about my lack of discipleship among my own family. Rarely do I disciple purposefully my children while I am working all week at discipling other peoples' kids. This seems to be a very contradictory lifestyle which I have humbly confessed to my wife and children and have begun a family devotional time which has been extremely profitable.
Second, I would love if we could all share about where we gauge ourselves and our ministries regarding the 4 gauges. I think that would be a great time of sharing some positive steps our ministries have taken, but also be able to identify definite shortcomings.
Third, my purposeful targeting of parents as primary disciplers of their kids has been awful at best. Although starting out in ministry I determined to have a family based youth ministry, I realize that I have, in practice, moved far away from that philosophy. The sad thing is that most of my parents probably do not even realize it. I have not, nor have we, as a church taught our parents on how to be the primary disciplers of their kids, and I have not set up our ministry to maximize the influence and role of our parents. Time to take a step back and 'rethink.'
Finally, it was humbling to read our author quote the 'Westminster Assembly: Directory of Family Worship,' and see the stance they took on holding parents accountable for the spiritual formation taking place in their homes. In my church circle, we put a lot of weight on the 'Westminster Confession of Faith'. To be ordained as a pastor or elder in our church you must study that document and adhere to it's teachings. Yet, as faithfully as we hold that document up, all the while we fail to see another document they produced that in my estimation is just as important.
May all of our ministries and churches be a place where parents are taught, equipped, and impassioned for the ministry God has given them.
(Sorry I typed so long. Just had to get my thoughts out of my head! See you Tuesday and have a great time of worship this morning!)
Jason
I spoke with Andrew yesterday as I watched my little girl cheer and told him how much I was enjoying the book. Here are a couple of thoughts:
First, I have been convicted myself about my lack of discipleship among my own family. Rarely do I disciple purposefully my children while I am working all week at discipling other peoples' kids. This seems to be a very contradictory lifestyle which I have humbly confessed to my wife and children and have begun a family devotional time which has been extremely profitable.
Second, I would love if we could all share about where we gauge ourselves and our ministries regarding the 4 gauges. I think that would be a great time of sharing some positive steps our ministries have taken, but also be able to identify definite shortcomings.
Third, my purposeful targeting of parents as primary disciplers of their kids has been awful at best. Although starting out in ministry I determined to have a family based youth ministry, I realize that I have, in practice, moved far away from that philosophy. The sad thing is that most of my parents probably do not even realize it. I have not, nor have we, as a church taught our parents on how to be the primary disciplers of their kids, and I have not set up our ministry to maximize the influence and role of our parents. Time to take a step back and 'rethink.'
Finally, it was humbling to read our author quote the 'Westminster Assembly: Directory of Family Worship,' and see the stance they took on holding parents accountable for the spiritual formation taking place in their homes. In my church circle, we put a lot of weight on the 'Westminster Confession of Faith'. To be ordained as a pastor or elder in our church you must study that document and adhere to it's teachings. Yet, as faithfully as we hold that document up, all the while we fail to see another document they produced that in my estimation is just as important.
May all of our ministries and churches be a place where parents are taught, equipped, and impassioned for the ministry God has given them.
(Sorry I typed so long. Just had to get my thoughts out of my head! See you Tuesday and have a great time of worship this morning!)
Jason
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