Monthly Archives: May 2010

The Need for Youth Ministry – or “The Mall”

Posted on May 8, 2010 by jon in church, culture, youth ministry | 1 Comment

Today, I spent an hour in our local mall (if you’d call it that), sitting quietly, observing the teenagers that walked by. Sort of like “people-watching.” I did it for a Cultural Observation Project I’m doing for a class, but it became much more of a required assignment. I didn’t know where any of these kids came from. I didn’t know anything about their family lives. I didn’t know their struggles, their joys, their passions, or their hardships. But I … →