I guess, maybe, sometimes we just try too hard. And that’s why it surprised me a little when the church group hosting their high school retreat at camp this weekend told me they wouldn’t need the projector in the chapel during worship…
Tag: worship
#youthmin Wednesday: Four things to try again
It was a simpler time. Youth Group was a game, a few familiar songs, five minutes of teaching and 12 minutes of “well, what about…” questions. We laughed, we prayed, and then we hung out in the parking lot until mom or dad came to pick us up.
Worship is the natural state… for preteens too.
When you look around the room, the place where you worship, and you see your fourth grade boys aren’t worshipping, maybe it’s not because they’re missing something—maybe it’s because we are.
How to get me to hire you as a band
Even though I don’t know a lot about music, I do know a lot about what makes a band work well at the various camps and retreats I’ve hosted over the years.
Circle time and the call to worship
Several weeks ago I attended a seminar on creating effective experiences and environments… for preschoolers. I was the only guy in the room and the only person who wasn’t a preschool teacher. Frankly, I think it kind of threw off the presenter to have me there. Throughout the presentation, she awkwardly added phrases like, “and […]