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Will MTV's '16 And Pregnant' Be Part Of The Solution (Or The Problem)?
Below is an article from YPULSE, which is basically a teen culture tracking blog. What I was most interested in were the comments from teens, they hit across the board. This is important because it points out the reality that there is not a homogeneous youth culture. One comment…
Welcome to Their Jungle Part 2
I wanted to finish up the thoughts about the youth culture in general and the effects of postmodernity (read part one here). This generation is suspicious of truth claims. The statisitcs that Mueller presents from the Barna group are alarming in that most “Christian” teenagers do not believe that their faith is based on something “true”. The…
>The Road Not There
>Robert Frost took the road less traveled, and it made all the difference. But what about when the choice is not between two roads, but moving forward where there is no path at all? Posted by Robin Schmidt on June 11th, 2009 We are the “sandwich” generation. Sandwiched between the needs of our parents and our children. I am feeling it. If I am feeling…
Appalachia Reflections in Preparation: The Shepherd of These Hills
I just stumbled on this blog post in my reading today. It’s incredibly timely for us as a ministry as we prepare to go here: Other IM essays on Appalachia. The Gospel and Appalachia The Gospel and Appalachia: Can The Culture Change? The Gospel and Appalachia: Four Christian Responses Most IM…
Welcome to Their Jungle, Part 1
In the last post we looked at worldviews and spent a great deal of time on the postmodern worldview. The next chapter in Mueller’s text is all about how the postmodern worldview is shaping the mission to the youth culture. I particularly like Mueller’s phrase, “A Mission Field Molded by Postmodernity” (81). Before moving forward I want to set out a…
A Worldview Without a Center
This is the fourth post in our series on Walt Mueller’s book, Engaging the Soul of Youth Culture. I would encourage to look back at where we have come from before reading on. This post is on worldviews. A worldview is the grid through which we make sense of the world. It’s our filter for understanding the good and the bad. Through our worldview critical…