Comments on: Youth Ministry Malpractice #1: Why Lectures Are a Waste of Words https://youthministry.com/youth-ministry-malpractice-1-why-lectures-are-a-waste-of-words/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:43:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Youth Ministry Malpractice #2: Why Fun & Games Aren't to Blame - YouthMinistry.com https://youthministry.com/youth-ministry-malpractice-1-why-lectures-are-a-waste-of-words/#comment-456580 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:43:28 +0000 https://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58397#comment-456580 […] the second installment of my malpractice starter list. (Read the first installment here.) I’ll post the final two installments in succeeding […]

]]> By: Youth Ministry Malpractice: Acting Like Hired Hands, Not Good Shepherds - YouthMinistry.com https://youthministry.com/youth-ministry-malpractice-1-why-lectures-are-a-waste-of-words/#comment-456579 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:43:10 +0000 https://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58397#comment-456579 […] four examples of ministry malpractice (including these previous posts: Why Lectures Are a Waste of Words, Why Fun & Games Aren’t to Blame, and Treating Relevance As If It Outranks Intimacy) […]

]]> By: Andy Herman https://youthministry.com/youth-ministry-malpractice-1-why-lectures-are-a-waste-of-words/#comment-443020 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:43:59 +0000 https://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58397#comment-443020 I understand and believe that lecturing might not be the best way for someone to absorb information, but specifically in the context of church isn’t preaching a little different? I think equating informational lectures, which it seems the expert you referenced was taking about, and preaching, is a little unfair. I will readily admit that I don’t remember the content of the vast majority of sermons I have heard, but sermons are about more than that. Sermons create a response in the hearer that leads them to go on and act on what they have heard. I can certainly cite many sermons where the main idea has stuck with me and motivated me to act in some way, or where the sermon was a catalyst for a turning point in my life, and I know many others who could as well. While discussion is extremely important, I think it would be foolish for us to throw preaching out completely, because preaching serves a completely different function.

]]> By: thehallofhalls https://youthministry.com/youth-ministry-malpractice-1-why-lectures-are-a-waste-of-words/#comment-442998 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 04:15:27 +0000 https://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=58397#comment-442998 #1—Talking at Teenagers Instead of With Them

Unfortunately, this is something that happens with teens in general. In order. Teens need to know that you care and notice them. They will experience enough lectures throughout their life.

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