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Brenda has been in youth ministry for thirty two years, twenty three with Wild Frontier. It is truly all she knows. During her first nine years she served as youth pastor of churches in Minnesota and Virginia. In 1990, obeying her original call, Brenda started Wild Frontier. Since 1990 she
Welcome to this unique ideas site. What you will find here are not only articles on the theories and reasons for this type of youth ministry but also ideas that will help you apply a more church family based youth ministry. The strength of this site is from all the
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Pair of Cleats: A Confused Glimpse of What a Revival Might Look Like
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Originally published in September 2000.
One of the boys I was discipling died March 9, 2000. Frank Brinson IV lived the last year-plus of his life as a committed Christian who's faith and lifestyle affected everyone he touched. That is why his death has so moved me.
At Frank's funeral his family's pastor gave the call to the 1,300 who attended to pick up where Frank left off. The call was for all to pick up their lives and win like Frank did. The call to carry on and live your life with God's Grace. The call to become the legacy Frank has left behind but you need to be saved, to know God like Frank did.
As I've written, twelve hundred students committed to follow Christ at that funeral! In one day! Twelve hundred!! This is the stuff I've heard of for years. The stuff I've been praying for for years. Now with the internet, these are stories that are forwarded to me. Stories that you hear from conference speakers at youth ministry conferences. Now here I am actually living out one of those stories. A revival had hit my high school.
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Prayer as Incense
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Creating memories happens better when you engage in one or all five of our senses. An idea you can use…
Smell, Touch
Supplies needed: hot pot or camp stove with saucepan, water, pancake syrup, salt, cinnamon, clove, basil, and other assorted fragrant spices. Before the start combine 1 cup water and ½ cup of syrup into the saucepan.
Read Revelation 5:8 and Revelation 8:3-5 to the group. Incense is a symbol that represents our prayers to God. Heaven is filled with our prayers. They rise to God like a pleasant aroma.
WF Creation Care Stat
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Before it was cool to be green, we at Wild Frontier have been encouraging youth workers to at least put a Creation Care stat on their websites or newsletters to help connect faith to this important issue with teens.
Drink Shade Grown Coffee -It's coffee grown on plantations that preserve native rain forests, rather than on clear-cut open fields. To find it, look for Bird Friendly coffee or Rainforest Alliance-certified coffees. Each cup of shade-grown coffee preserves more than two square feet of rain forest. (TheDailyGreen.com, 2012)
For more Creation Care thinking…
WF Lifestyle Quote
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“Fear isn’t only a guide to keep us safe; it’s also a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life.” –Donald Miller, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
More WF Lifestyle Thinking…
Why I Won't Give to Your Church
"We realize we're arrogant, and in many ways, contradictory. We're OK with that, but we're not OK with you being unwilling to admit to the same. More than half of us will leave the church at some point. Those of us still here find it increasingly difficult to stay. So what is it that we're looking for? What's the magic answer?
"There is none. What will satisfy one person my age may not satisfy me, and vice versa. But for what it's worth, here are my ideas, frustrations, and yes, a little advice."
WF YM: Youth Strive For Challenge, So Challenge
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The increased popularity of extreme sports is one proof of this true desire for a challenge. Extreme sports is all about the challenge. Another proof is the increase enrollment in AP and IB education programs. Some youth want more challenging curriculum so they feel challenged in their education. Their education means more than seat warming for something that is easy for them. They will take a C in an AP or IB class over an easy A in a regular class.
Be sure in your youth ministry to set the challenge of what a life of faith is which is a challenge. You will be growing true disciples and teaching new converts the true way of faith. The challenge will be respected no matter what their personal decisions are. And remember, youth ministry is part of a lifelong journey. The challenge you set will go with them throughout their lives even if they don’t decide to follow those few short years you have with them.
Published Again in Youth Worker Journal
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Brenda's cover article in the new issue of Youth Worker Journal is a synopsis of games of youth ministry past. Check out the article and the memories at YouthWorkerJournal.com.
Brenda's Summer Camp Teaching Theme
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Brenda’s summer camp schedule is scheduled and her theme for the summer is “God is Love.” While straight from 1 John 4:16 and simple, it does have a hippy-dippy feel to it that shouts the truth. Brenda has creative plans to introduce this God of love from a rote teaching of going page by page through the New Testament to teachings of wonder. That is quite a spectrum from rote teaching to wonder but isn’t this God of love astonishing and needs all that space to be described?
Brenda’s summer camp schedule for 2013 is full. However, her fall schedule is open and the “God is Love” theme can be tweaked to fit a fall schedule. To learn more about Brenda and topics she is available to teach on for you, go to Who is Brenda