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We offer our articles in the hope that they will inspire your own journey, and resource you as you lead others.
Moving Beyond Image Toward Imagination
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
Reclaiming imagination in youth min...
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
embracing a different kind of youth min leadership...
GRTS MIN694 Advanced Topics: Princeton Forums on Youth Ministry, January 2007
Steve Argue
Go with Steve. Get Grad Credit...
Beverly Hills, That's Where I want to Be...
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
Discerning My Calling in Youth Ministry
Hey Youth Group! This is My Body
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
What of the "body of Christ" is more than a metaphor but a true tangible expression of Jesus for the world to experience?
Steve Argue
Case Study: A youth team of leaders decides whether they should go to the local youth rally. Would you?
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
A "continually reforming" church and youth group are communities that take risks to pursue personal, communal,and global reformation.
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
Our identity as Jesus followers is wrapped up in a heritage of faith and the faithfulness of God.
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
God's promise for us is that we are being restored individually and as a community. Our hope rests on God growing us into what God has declared us to be.
Reclaiming the Fellowship Hall
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
A "fellowship of faith" inspires unity in diversity, and calls for us to embrace community over affinity.
Don Golden of World Relief
The church has too often been uninterested in missions or has reduced its importance and delegated it to mission agencies. Golden explores the theological and historical issues involved in the church being missional.
Portraits and Pictures That Have, Can, and will Shape our Vision
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
Paper presented in 2003. This paper looks at 4 theological pictures of the Church and considers the implications upon global youth ministry.
10 Things I Hate About American Missions Projects
Compiled by Dave Livermore
Statements by national pastors in relation to American missions projects.
The Art of Crossing Cultures - A Review
Compiled by Mark Tittley
A good article and persepctive by our friend and South African ministry leader.
Dave Livermore
A paper presented to the Association of Youth Misistry Educators regarding "cultural relevance."
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
How understanding our contexts is esential for serving our students and community.
American or American’t: A critical analysis of western training to the world
Dave Livermore
An article, which orginally appeared in Evangelical Missions Quarterly, October 2004.
Dave Livermore
A paper presented to the Global Youth Initiative to explore the viability of non-residential models of leadership training cross-cultuarlly wherein expats travel in itinerantly to coach and train nationals.
The Emperor's New Clothes: Experiences of Stateside Church Leaders Who Train Cross-Culturally
Dave Livermore
This is the abstract and final chapter (the findings) for a dissertation studying the experiences of youth pastors who traveled overseas for 10 days to 2 weeks to train national youth workers.
Dave Livermore
A paper presented to the first annual meeting of the Global Youth Initiative, examining the relationships between learning and culture.
Preparing Trainers for Itinerant Equipping
Dave Livermore
This is an overview of some of the issues for consideration by pastors who travel cross-culturally for a short-period of time to train national pastors.
Don’t go solo in your self-improvement
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
Self-improvement must be considered in the context of community. Then both the self and the community benefit.
Following Jesus: Biblical Reflections on Discipleship
Steve Argue
Steve's reflections on this book by N.T. Wright.
Identity Crisis: Who is the youth worker?
Dave Livermore
Article which originally appeared in Youthworker Journal, September 2005.
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
Maybe "balance in ministry" shouldn't be our goal. Living missionally with our familes calls for living in a "radical middle."
New Year’s Resolution: Be Amazingly Average
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
God calls us to be... what God has created us to be. Comparisons are not necessary.
Billions to be Won!: Going after the largest mission field in the world--Youth!
Dave Livermore
This article originally appeared in the Summer 2001 edition of Evangelical Missions Quarterly. It casts a vision and paradigm shift for ministering to global youth.
The Synergy of GYI: Resources of GYI and practical funding issues
Dave Livermore
Paper examining issues of partnership and funding for the cause of global youth ministry.
EMS…You just might be more emergent than you think
Dave Livermore
This article written originally for the Occasional Bulletin of the Evangelical Missions Society explores the resonance between missiologists and the Emergent Church.
Is God Dead in Western Europe?!
Dave Livermore
"Is God dead? In Western Europe, it sure can look that way!" That was the headline of a July 1999 international edition of Newsweek. This essay briefly examines the state of the Church in Western Europe.
Shaping Missions in the 21st Century
Dave Livermore
The paper explores the role of local churches and the role of para-church agencies in a missions paradigm that is theologically sound while aggressively, forward-thinking.
An Appeal for In-Your-Face Evangelism
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
Our thoughts as we continue to reconsider what "evangelism" really is.
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
What if leaders were more passionate about following than leading?
Jesus' Call to Follow, NOT Copy
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
"What would Jesus do?" might be the wrong question for Jesus followers.
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
Our thoughts as we desire to be thoughtful Christians and informed activists.
The Longest Deepest Time of Year for Youth Ministry
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
Springtime is Lent time and a chance for Jesus communities to benefit from the Christian calendar.
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
"Story" is more than a ministry technique. It is tied theologically to the fact that we are part of God's unfolding drama in our world.
The Heart of the Matter Personal Convictions
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
Some thoughts on how we move from monitoring behavior to paying attention to spiritual formation in our own lives and in others.
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
Some thoughts we have on changing and striving for a different kind of youth ministry. We must remember that, as leaders, we're passing along both the good and the bad and this calls for careful reflection.
A Generation Dying for a Cause
Dave Livermore
Livermore looks at the potential of investing in an emerging generation of leaders.
MODIFICATION…FORMATION…REFORMATION…
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
What might real change look like in our students and youth groups? How do we avoid the tempation of merely "behavioral modification?"
Taking youth out of youth ministry
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
Thoughts on emphasizing "ministry" in youth ministry and "pastor" in youth pastor.
Steve Argue and Dave Livermore
Numbers aren't all bad. Let's look at the right ones when we evaluate our ministries and lives.
The Youth Ministry Education Debate: Irrelevant Theorists vs. Mindless Practitioners
Dave Livermore
Livermore addresses the infamous debate of theory versus practice in preparing youth ministry leaders. This originally appeared in the Journal of Youth Ministry.
Volunteerism- It is Actually About Me
Steve Argue
An attempt to define and show that volunteers are much more than that.
What Do You Give to a Volunteer Who Gives Everything?
Steve Argue
Christmas thoughts on gifts and giving.
Steve Argue
A deep year is better than a new year. This is my wish for everyone, including myself.
The Minority Majority- Women in Youth Ministry
Steve Argue
Thoughts on women in ministry and our need to listen even more closely than ever.
Steve Argue
How do we help our students and their families get to know our volunteers?
Steve Argue
Paper presented in light of the Columbine tragedy, April 1999.
Steve Argue
Paper originally presented at the Emergent West Michigan Cohort, during a panel discussion on "Salvation."
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