Shifting freaks people out. Some want to shift back to the good old days. Some worry about a youth ministry shift to the “left.” Some worry about a youth ministry shift to the “right.” What if we all tried to shift forward? Shifting forward means that we can’t go forward unless we recognize where we’ve come from. It respects the [...]

Yesterday we had a wonderful breakout session exploring the world of adolescents. One of the big take-aways was this. Adults offer a lot of answers without asking a lot of questions. We worked together as a group and compiled 100 Questions to help us shift our posture from “teller” to learner and want to share [...]