Merge
I have something important to share with you.
This fall I wrote 7 blog posts about how we gather which continued off the blog with a lot of folks who host conferences for church leaders or for students. These have been personally encouraging conversations for me as people begin to explore a framework in which transformation happens for people in communities.
This summer (June 27-July 2)Mark Novelli and Kelly Dolan (Imago Media) and Michael Novelli (Echo the Story) are hosting an experience called MERGE. It maybe the most unique, teen empowering, discipleship experience I've heard of for high school kids.
They are combining both the story of God (specifically a 16 story arc from scripture) and a way of gathering that cultivates transformation of communities.
It isn't a camp where you hand off your kids to strangers, the framework allows for you to bear the responsibility of leadership of your group, but also allows for the teams to own their own faith and the responsibility for it.
The MERGE team plays host and facilitator.
The experience will work because the folks like you will be there and the MERGE are great guides.
Michael, Mark and Kelly are on my short list for people I think are/will truly change the church. They are pioneers of ministry and thinking.
So go check out the MERGE site. Take your kids to MERGE. Then email me and thank me for sending you their direction.
This fall I wrote 7 blog posts about how we gather which continued off the blog with a lot of folks who host conferences for church leaders or for students. These have been personally encouraging conversations for me as people begin to explore a framework in which transformation happens for people in communities.
This summer (June 27-July 2)Mark Novelli and Kelly Dolan (Imago Media) and Michael Novelli (Echo the Story) are hosting an experience called MERGE. It maybe the most unique, teen empowering, discipleship experience I've heard of for high school kids.
They are combining both the story of God (specifically a 16 story arc from scripture) and a way of gathering that cultivates transformation of communities.
It isn't a camp where you hand off your kids to strangers, the framework allows for you to bear the responsibility of leadership of your group, but also allows for the teams to own their own faith and the responsibility for it.
The MERGE team plays host and facilitator.
The experience will work because the folks like you will be there and the MERGE are great guides.
Michael, Mark and Kelly are on my short list for people I think are/will truly change the church. They are pioneers of ministry and thinking.
So go check out the MERGE site. Take your kids to MERGE. Then email me and thank me for sending you their direction.
Labels: youth ministry
posted by mark at
9:41 AM
4 Comments:
dude...was I sleeping or what? I was in the same seminar you were and I just didn't connect. I bought the book and need to read it. For sake of time, what am I missing other than having students draw and retell Bible narratives?
I'm not trying to be a jerk. miss you bro!
Check out the great new book The Day Mettalica Came To Church!
http://www.facebook.com/demonhunter?filter=3#!/pages/The-Day-Metallica-Came-to-Church/137368086284103?ref=ts
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Day-Metallica-Came-to-Church/137368086284103
Looks like a good book
Thanks for posting. Very interesting combination of transition and ministry.
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