Writings
Best of
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Here are some blogs I’ve written that people really liked (and I liked, too) :
“An Organic and Comprehensive Ministry to Youth”, July 2010
The eight components of youth ministry shouldn’t be understood (or implemented) as if they are free-standing or have equal weight. To be effective, we have to understand the organic unity that comprehensive youth ministry strives for.
“Ministering to Youth in a Media-Saturated Culture”, April 2010
New surveys say that teens spend more time with media than adults do at work, and they don’t take weekends off. Kids are not consuming media, media is consuming them.
“From Education to Transformation”, January 2010
St. John Bosco new the difference between teaching youth and leading youth into holiness. Do we?
Sometimes we get so concerned with being “fair” that we spread ourselves out too thin and nothing gets done. We should do what Jesus did.
“Soul Searching for Youth Ministers”, April 2009
What is the “creed” of the typical American teenager? You might be surprised.
“Communicating Our Love for Adolescents”, January 2009
Applying “The Five Love Languages” in our ministry for youth.
“Ministering to Millenials”, October 2008
We can’t do ministry to the way we were, or recreate our own ministry experience. We have to speak to the way youth are today.
“Helping Youth Encounter Christ in the Gospels”, July 2009
The best way to bring teens into deeper intimacy with Jesus is to encounter Him in the Gospels. Here are some ways to do that.
“Christ’s Invitation to Young People”, April 2008
As catechists, we must resist the temptation to water down Christ’s radical call of holiness and sainthood.
“The Missionary Nature of Youth Catechesis”, January 2008
When we deal with young people, we are missionaries to a foreign culture.
“Developmental Issues in Youth Catechesis”, October 2007
We are not speaking to small versions of adults. We need to understand basic adolescent development so we can better communicate with teens.
“A New Pentecost for Catechesis”, October 2007\
We must call upon the Holy Spirit to bring a new “catechetical dynamism” in ministry today.
“The Sower” is a quarterly catechetical journal that serves today’s catechetical leaders. The Sower breaks open the sources of the Faith, namely, Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the General Directory for Catechesis, and other relevant church documents in the area of evangelization and catechesis. I’ve had the privilege of writing about “Youth and Young Adult Catechesis” as a regular feature of the magazine.
Articles
Formed Magazine serves all those who work with teens, helping to equip them to be stronger, healthier, and more knowledgeable ministers; to be reminded regularly of the power and the aim behind the work we do.
Formed Magazine is a bi-monthly publication specifically for Catholic Youth Ministers. This magazine is for diocesan directors, full-time and part-time youth ministers, campus ministers, volunteer youth ministers, teachers, pastors, or anyone who works with youth.
“The Importance of Studying Youth Culture”, January 2010
The culture changes to constantly to ever feel we know it all. Here are some ways to stay on top of it.
LIFE TEEN’s new webpage features lots of great stuff for people in youth ministry, including a blog that Bob occasionally writes for.
“Inserting Teens into the Mystery of the Gospels”, February 2010
We must connect the Gospels to the Sacraments and the community or else we are just “telling” them about the mystery and not “inserting” them into it.
“Drawing Teens Into a Time of Mystagogy”, February 2010
The Church tells us we would model our catechesis after the baptismal catechumenate. Wha? The article gives you some ideas on how to do that.
