2008 June 11 « Ramblings On. . .

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Accept No Imitations

One of the things that Hurt (the book). Talks about is authenticity. Over the past few years the biggest lesson that I have learned in ministry is be yourself. God has called you to be you.

Don’t try to imitate others, and don’t compare yourself to other people. Can you learn from them? Absolutely, but Don’t try to be someone you were never meant to be.

Teenagers have a keen Bull Detector. And they know when you are fake and in authentic. Our greatest model of ministry, Jesus, was the most authentic person to ever live. That’s our model. So be you!

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Hurt by Chap Clark

11 Jun

I wasn’t personally hurt by Chap Clark. Chap Clark wrote a book called Hurt.

Anyway.

I am prepping for next weeks sermon. We are doing a Parenting Series at creekside, which is pretty cool and you can find our videos for the past few weeks at vimeo.com/creeksidechurch.

In my prep work I started perusing my copy of Hurt looking at the Highlights and I just was blown away by how insightful this book really is. I would say if you are a youth worker or a parent who wants to understand your teenager and their friends a little better. This book is a great resource. Check it out.

The Hurt in Clark’s book is Systemic Abandonment. Really powerful stuff. Read this book.

Also I would recommend Soul Searching by Christian Smith.

The struggle in Soul Searching is Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. That’s not just an adolescent problem, that’s an america problem.