by Steve Thomason | Mar 8, 2011 | Illustration, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
Last Wednesday I did an introduction to Lent for our catechism. Here are some illustrations I cooked up for the lesson. I love it when I can use both of my passions in the same package!
by Steve Thomason | Feb 14, 2011 | Youth Ministry
Over the past few months of working in youth ministry at Grace, I have noticed some things. As I sit in front of the congregation Sunday after Sunday and look out on all the faces, I’ve noticed that there are not a huge amount of high school students in worship. I am...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 31, 2011 | Youth Ministry
Here is a simple 30-question Bible Knowledge Quiz based on the lectures I’ve given in Catechism this year. Click the links to download the files. The Quiz The Answer Key
by Steve Thomason | Jan 27, 2011 | Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
This is an exerpt from the ELCA website concerning the basic needs of youth. It is extracted from the article that outlines the philosophy and methodology of the confirmation process. I thought this was really good: Three Basic Needs As congregations strive to bring...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 4, 2011 | Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
I’m working on a lesson for our Own Your Faith weekend at High School Youth Group. Each month we highlight one of the Spiritual Disciplines. This month’s topic is Spending Time with God. I just came up with this graphic and I kinda liked it… Here are...
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by Steve Thomason | Nov 15, 2010 | Sketches, Youth Ministry
Last weekend we took 67 Junior High Students to Camp Okoboji for a Recharge event. It was amazing. On the way there our bus had a blowout. Exciting stuff!
