Chris Folmsbee
Chris Folmsbee is president of Sonlife, a youth ministry training organization. He is the author of A New Kind of Youth Ministry and an upcoming book for students called Clear: Bringing God’s Truths into Focus. He’s also an advisory board member for The Journal of Student Ministries.
Articles by this blogger
Threads of Thinking
- By Chris Folmsbee
- Published 05/12/2008
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I see four primary threads of thinking regarding youth ministry these days, and I believe understanding these threads of thinking can help us better understand one another as the youth ministry conversation begins to flatten.
[For more about the “flattening” of youth ministry, see the January/February 2008 “Re-Culturing Youth Ministry” column.]
[For more about the “flattening” of youth ministry, see the January/February 2008 “Re-Culturing Youth Ministry” column.]
The Flattening of Youth Ministry
- By Chris Folmsbee
- Published 03/14/2008
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The world of youth ministry is flattening.
By flattening I mean that youth ministry is leveling out. I’m not speaking about ways that for-profit and non-profit organizations may be changing, whether they’re old or new.
By flattening I mean that youth ministry is leveling out. I’m not speaking about ways that for-profit and non-profit organizations may be changing, whether they’re old or new.
The Disciple as Refuge
- By Chris Folmsbee
- Published 12/21/2007
- Spiritual Formation
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People need us—the church—to be a people formed by God’s story and mission to provide a path of escape, an exit from pain, a respite from wandering, and a shield from what assails.
The Disciple As Wanderer
- By Chris Folmsbee
- Published 11/14/2007
- Spiritual Formation
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There’s nothing quite like spending an hour or two meandering along the sidewalk of a city street or over a mountainside trail. Wandering has a way of lowering the anxiety level and raising our spirits.
