Ahhh, yea, that picture is not Kenda, by the way. But, consider the point, what if we are actually doing a great job of communication? What if we are missing the message that we claim to be presenting? What if we have to think even more about what it is we are doing and why we are doing it? What if?
D. Scott Miller
D. Scott Miller is the dean of Catholic Youth Ministry bloggers which is a polite way of either saying that he is just plain old or has been blogging for a long time (since 2004.)
Scott recently married the lovely Anne and together they have five adult young people and also grandparent three delightful kids (so, maybe he is just plain old!) Scott presently serves at Saint John the Evangelist in Columbia, MD as the director of youth and young adult ministry.
He has previously served on the parish, regional, diocesan, and national levels as well as having taught within a catholic high school. He is one of the founders of RebuildMyChurch and has returned to posting regularly (keeping regular is important to old guys) at ProjectYM.
D. Scott Miller
D. Scott Miller is the dean of Catholic Youth Ministry bloggers which is a polite way of either saying that he is just plain old or has been blogging for a long time (since 2004.)
Scott recently married the lovely Anne and together they have five adult young people and also grandparent three delightful kids (so, maybe he is just plain old!) Scott presently serves at Saint John the Evangelist in Columbia, MD as the director of youth and young adult ministry.
He has previously served on the parish, regional, diocesan, and national levels as well as having taught within a catholic high school. He is one of the founders of RebuildMyChurch and has returned to posting regularly (keeping regular is important to old guys) at ProjectYM.
As I am nearing the end of my tenure at one parish, and am hunting for a new position I’ve been asking myself those questions,and many more. Starting with do I know what I’m doing, followed by can I teach others what Youth Ministry is, and can we effectively hand on the faith to teens.
Beyond the personal concerns its those challenges in logistics and practicality that have been made more clearly to me this past year about ministering to the 99 sheep who’ve left the flock, ministering to parents, and Scott’s latest that instead of 1 adult per 5 youth, we’d minister better with 5 adults per 1 youth.
In conclusion, if one were to work through all of that, why would anyone water down the gospel. It seems to me that delivering the truth of the gospel in its full potency would be the easier task.