Turning Families Inside Out
Last week I read sociologist and family ministry guru Diana Garland’s new book, Inside Out Families: Living the Faith Together.
Research into Resources
Last week I read sociologist and family ministry guru Diana Garland’s new book, Inside Out Families: Living the Faith Together.
When 15-year-olds were asked what adults who really “get” them (understand them) do to show it, here’s what they said, as reported in the Search Institute 2010 Teen Voice Report:
This week’s E-Journal includes a feature from Kara that puts in writing some concepts we’ve been including in our FYI speaking and consulting for a couple of years now
What’s so bad about the kid table? Kara explores a theology of church and youth ministry that might challenge your assumptions.
I’m a fan of the Search Institute. Their 40 Developmental Assets have been very important in the way we think about holistic ministry.
At FYI this year we have a Sticky Faith Learning Cohort, a group of 12 specially invited churches who are learning from our College Transition Project and want to apply its findings to their youth ministry and overall church.
According to a Reuters report this week, there’s been a rise in the purchase of multigenerational homes (meaning more than one generation share the same dwelling) over the past year
I’ve been reading Reggie Joiner’s great book, Think Orange, and one of his not-so-subtle themes is the way our expectations of others influence their behavior.
In Think Orange, Reggie Joiner describes a team discussion at North Point Community Church that came to dramatically shape their philosophy of ministry.
Often when I speak or meet with youth workers and parents to discuss our research at FYI, they quickly buy into the changes that our research suggests…