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The Weakness of Eucharistic Theology

Last Updated July 20, 2010 by Matt 5 Comments

Greed, in other words, prohibits faith. But the inverse is also true. For it is in the Christian celebration of the Eucharist that we have the prismatic act that makes possible our recognition that God has given us everything we need. The Eucharist not only is the proclamation of abundance, but it is the enactment […]

Filed Under: Ministry, Theology Tagged With: communion, eucharist, Hauerwas, lord's supper

A 4th of July Sermon: The Freedom of a Christian

Last Updated July 6, 2010 by Matt 1 Comment

Galatians 6:1-16 & Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 July 4, 2010 Hope Lutheran Church Matt Cleaver In case you haven’t noticed, today is the 4th of July. It is the day when our nation celebrates its birth and when we appreciate the qualities that have made the United States of America the unique country that it is […]

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Writing a Sermon on Paper

Last Updated October 15, 2009 by Matt 5 Comments

I preached this past Sunday, and due to certain circumstances I started writing my sermon on paper. My wife Alicia was interviewing on Friday for a residency next year and I went with her (mostly for the free meals). There were four separate interviews scheduled, so I thought that would give me some good time […]

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Inheritance – Sermon on Mark 10:17-31

Last Updated October 12, 2009 by Matt Leave a Comment

The following sermon was given yesterday. It is part of a larger series we are doing, but I think it makes sense. This was probably the shortest sermon I ever preached, but after I got finished writing it, I felt like there wasn’t anything else I needed to say. We tried recording it, but it […]

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Best Youth Ministry Books

These are the books that will completely change the way you think about youth ministry, for the better. Links are to my reviews of each book.

Teen 2.0 by Robert Epstein

A psychologist makes you question every assumption you have about adolescence.

Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry by Andrew Root

Why build relationships? Root’s answer will surprise you.

Best Youth Ministry Books: Youth Ministry 3.0 by Mark Ostreicher

Yesterday I finally read Youth Ministry 3.0 by Mark Ostreicher, and since I’m one of the latecomers to the conversation I won’t summarize the book too much. Marko has linked to tons of reviews on his blog if you are interested in more in-depth summaries. If you are fairly in-tune with a lot of the […]

Best Youth Ministry Books: Postmodern Youth Ministry

Postmodern Youth Ministry by Tony Jones is the book I would recommend to youth ministers if they could just read one youth ministry book. I first read the book in my Foundations and Practices of Youth Ministry class at John Brown University. After the preface to the book there is a page titled, “The Day […]

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