by Steve Thomason | Feb 19, 2012 | ministry, Sketches
I spent the day as a visitor to the Minneapolis Area Synod Assembly. It was a special Assembly to elect a new bishop. I was a visitor because I am not yet rostered and I am not a voting member from the congregation. I’m still in no man’s land. It’s...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 13, 2012 | ministry, Theology
When any Christian community becomes preoccupied with self-existence (rather than missional existence) and with power (rather than self-emptying), the Christian identity wanes. Christian history, like the history of Israel, is both the tale of God’s cruciform...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 3, 2012 | Youth Ministry
J-Term has come to an end. It has been an interesting month. This past week has been an especially interesting juxtaposition of experiences. Last weekend I spent 48 hours with 20 high school students at a Winter retreat. We had some God moments, and some great fun...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 1, 2012 | Illustration, Youth Ministry
These are a couple quick illustrations I did for our Catechism lesson tonight. Can you guess the topic?
by Steve Thomason | Jan 12, 2012 | ministry, Spiritual Formation, Theology
Last night I taught our catechism students about the Sacrament of Baptism. It was a fun night full of “baptized cucumbers” and water flying everywhere (middle school, remember). I pieced together two clips from one of my favorite movies—The...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 9, 2011 | ministry, Theology
I like this style of communication and that which it communicates.
