This is our blog about fighting the battle of God's plan for our sexuality. It's primarily for younger guys who want to have God's plan for their sexuality reinforced in their lives, although others may benefit as well. You can read it in a number of ways, including:
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Welcome
Birkdale Baptist Church is located in suburban Brisbane (Queensland, Australia), in Redland City. On the following pages, you can learn a little more about us. (continued)
Table of contents for the Battle
Posted at 16:06 on Thu, 02/25/2010
A few people i've talked to lately have needed a broad overview of the Bible's approach to sexual purity, so i thought i would consolidate a few of the resources we've put here on the blog.
Andy Stanley's "Destinations" series
Posted at 09:55 on Sat, 02/06/2010
Andy Stanley from North Point Ministries has a great series of messages entitled "Destinations". Our small group is going to be discussing them over the next few weeks. You can check out the individual messages in his podcast series here:
NYMC elective session notes
Posted at 15:44 on Fri, 01/29/2010
I've just finished uploading the rest of my notes from National Youth Ministry Convention 2009. They are pretty rough, so please let me know if there are any errors in spelling, punctuation, etc. There is plenty of really great material there - i'm sure i haven't done it justice in with my note-taking.
Marty Thompson - Today's teens & the ancient text: creating effective engagement
Posted at 15:42 on Fri, 01/29/2010
- This is session about connecting young people at a deep level
- Assumption 1: the Bible is a critical priority in youth ministry
- Assumption 2: we have a big-time crisis on our hands
- Book: "Putting life together", Philip Hughes, NCLS.
- Experiential markers and techniques: rites of passage, symbolic gestures, etc.
- In the past couple of decades subscriptions to SU daily Bible notes have gone through the floor!
- Model for the posture of a listener: Jesus on the Emmaus Road.
Ross Saville - Lessons along the way: reflections after 24 years of youth ministry in the same church
Posted at 14:19 on Fri, 01/29/2010
- Background is social work and juvenile justice
- Traditional youth ministry: Friday night social & service program; various activities focused on service like elderly people, single mums, etc. Have sent $25,000 to Hagar fund in the last year. Also have Sunday services and small groups, and special mornings where teens share their SOAP reflections.
- Ideas are not big, dramatic, special, rocket science, etc.
- For a very long time had no idea how he stayed in youth ministry for so long.
Mark Sayers - Ministering in post Christian cuture
Posted at 14:17 on Fri, 01/29/2010
- Where are we doing well in mission and ministry?
- "Aspirationals"
- Non European migrants. Many of the largest churches will be almst entirely non European in the next few years
- "Returners"
- In Denmark and Sweden, we are probably seeing the last Christian generation
- Where are we failing: EVERYWHERE ElSE
Ash Barker - make poverty personal
Posted at 14:12 on Fri, 01/29/2010
- Shane Claiborne's survey of strong followers of Jesus: Did Jesus spend time with the poor? 80% say yes. Do you spend time with the poor? 2% say yes. Why? Ash's answer: fear. We're afraid that we might appear stupid, incompetent, or weak.
- Fear: magic vs. faith Where do we go with our fears? Magic: manipulating the spirits to get what we want from the spirits. Western prosperity doctrine is no different to magic. Faith: Surrendering all to God so that God can do through us what God wants done in the world.
