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Ty is about to quit his youth ministry. In his words, "I have become the babysitter that I have loathed." One night in a sudden, startling realization he comes to grips with the raw reality that his teenagers are, by and large, spiritually apathetic. After years of youth group meetings, camps, […]

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The list of principles in Ministry Mutiny are just the beginning. They are six principles I have learned in over twenty years of ministry. But I’m still learning. I’m convinced there are more. Which ones did I miss? I’m also fallible. Which ones did I get wrong, understate or overstate. […]

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“Well, to be honest, I was hoping for something a little fresher, a little newer than just the purpose driven stuff.” Ty admitted with an edge of disappointment in his voice.“And therein lies the problem, Ty. I believe that over the last few years many youth leaders have grown […]

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Ty was shocked. "Wow. You seem pretty intense about this particular ministry mutiny principle."Then he added, suppressing a smile, "I mean you even used the word ‘poop.’ That’s got to break some kind of Old Testament Levitical rule or something."
Tony didn’t laugh. He was too deeply into the subject now, […]

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“Anyway, let me make an awkward segue to the ministry mutiny principle for today. It is grow deep. And my premise with it is this, that if we don’t equip our teens to grow deep in their faith, then they are going to fall victim to this Starbucks spirituality syndrome […]

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"But in what way is all this a ministry mutiny?" he asked reflectively, his thoughts returning to their earlier conversations. "On three levels, Ty. First of all, challenging youth leaders to give the gospel every week and use their weekly youth group as a way to reach kids is a […]

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"We need to get real about the mostly postmodern teens we are dealing with in our youth ministries. They are very different from the kinds of kids that I encountered when I started in youth ministry a few decades ago. These teens aren’t sure that a person can be […]

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"God’s primary way of speaking to his people is not through the big, the loud and the spectacular, not through the showdowns on Mt. Carmel or through our big youth events. God’s primary way of speaking to his people is through the subtle motions and movements of His Spirit in […]

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