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Subscribe to this bloggerHusband over 30 years and dad of 2 Millennials, professor of evangelism and student ministry at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Author of Evangelism Handbook, Convergent Church, Raising the Bar, Join the Movement, etc. Popular speaker to students and leaders, mentor.
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The Gospel According to the Hunger Games
March 23rd, 201209:35 AM ETBy Alvin ReidEarly this morning the first installment of three movie renditions of the Hunger Games Trilogy by author Suzanne Collins hit the big screen. The books have received rave reviews and have been published now in 38 countries. I find Collins to be a remarkable storyteller, telling a tale that draws you in and makes you want more. Having read the three... -
The New Breed: Hip-Hop Theology
March 19th, 201208:41 AM ETBy Alvin ReidWhat do poetry, urban youth culture, and the gospel have in common? A new breed of hip-hop artists who rhyme the gospel with theological depth reminiscent of the great revivals of old, for one. In the late 1960s the divergent genres of folk and rock music converged with Christian themes flowing out of the youthful Jesus Movement, creating a new ki... -
Moral Failure in Student Ministry
March 08th, 201207:38 AM ETBy Alvin ReidTherapeutic Moralistic Deism. Student ministers know this term well, or at least they should. Christian Smith and Melinda Denton have popularized this term out of their massive research called The National Study of Youth and Religion. They argue the Western Church has done a phenomenal job of communicating to students. But what has been communicate... -
A Haystack and a Sleepover: Six Girls Confront Trafficking
February 28th, 201207:00 AM ETBy Alvin ReidIn August of 1806, a small group of young men gathered under a haystack in a rainstorm in Massachusetts. For some time these college students had been talking and praying about the need to take the gospel of Jesus Christ to the nations. That day one of the young men named Samuel Mills proposed a mission to Asia. And thus began the modern global mis... -
Gospel-Driven Social Justice
February 22nd, 201208:15 AM ETBy Alvin ReidLast month in Atlanta over 40,000 young adults gathered for the Passion 2012 conference. As part of the gathering over $3 million was raised to fight human trafficking. This makes perfect sense given that one of the marks of the Millennials, who made up probably 90% of the attendees at Passion, is a heart for social justice. We see increasing numbe... -
Reinventing Student Ministry
February 17th, 201209:30 AM ETBy Alvin ReidLast fall I had participated in the ReInventing Youth Ministry Conference at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The conference focused on what has become apparent to many who work with students: student ministry in the Western Church needs an intervention that leads to a reinvention. Something remarkable happened at the conference. One of the ... -
Adele, Whitney, the Grammys, and Student Ministry: A Few Thoughts
February 13th, 201208:52 AM ETBy Alvin ReidFew ideas epitomize pop culture like music and nothing identifies musical trends of the times like the Grammies. If you watched last night as I did you saw everything from the beautiful—the incredibly talented Adele, Jennifer Hudson’s tribute to Whitney Houston, The Civil Wars—to the surreal (Niki Minaj). I’m convinced the acts by Katy Per... -
To Help Young People Academically, Get Them Moving
February 08th, 201210:02 AM ETBy Alvin ReidOne of the marks of the Millennial Generation involves a passion for education. However, American students tend to rank unfavorably when compared with their peers in emerging and advanced nations globally. In his fascinating book The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century author Thomas Friedman decries how American students... -
Feet Don't Lie: Millennials and Their Shoes
February 02nd, 201210:20 AM ETBy Alvin ReidEvery year I take our daughter Hannah to a meal for Valentines Day. Dad-daughter meals have marked our relationship since her early childhood. Last year at Valentines we ate at IHOP, our favorite. After our meal we stopped by a skateboard store she loves, not because she likes skateboards, however. She loves the store because it sells TOMS, the clo...
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A look at the millennial generation and the cultural, theological, and other factors that shape the largest generation of students in U.S. history. Featuring news, analysis, and perspective on students and student ministry today.
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