Comments on: jh pastors summit notes, part 1

By: ysmarko

ysmarko — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:19:19 +0000

[...] this is fascinating to me. allstate has an advertisement out completely built on the research of adolescent brain development (specifically about the underdeveloped prefrontal cortex — the decision making center of the brain) that i’ve been posting about so much (see here (primal teen review), here (thoughts about the proliferation then winnowing of neurons prior to and after puberty), here (purely speculative rumination about mary’s cognitive ability — this one really ticked some people off!), here (just a cartoon), here (link to an excellent overview article), here (notes from jh pastors summit of dr. todd clements presentation), here (discussion of implications for teaching middle schoolers), and here (discussion of implications for younger youth ministry volunteers). [...]

By: Links: Daily Round-up « Youth Hacks

Links: Daily Round-up « Youth Hacks — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:29:35 +0000

[...] JH Summit Notes Part 1 Part 2 and Part 3 (from Marko) – Marko’s notes from the Junior High Ministry Summit. If you’re willing to dig a bit, there’s tons of content here. [...]

By: Youthblog

Youthblog — Thu, 31 May 2007 10:26:40 +0000

Thanks Marko, really helpful stuff :-)

Ian

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 31 May 2007 00:08:21 +0000

Is it any wonder that even really good kids sometimes do totally stupid things? :-) This kind of information makes it easier to have empathy for them.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 30 May 2007 22:51:53 +0000

MARKO-

Off subject, but do you know of any good books that deal with the business side of ministry. Specifically with youth ministry and support funds or working for churches and dealing with funds???

-Kevin

By: tash

tash — Wed, 30 May 2007 21:47:48 +0000

“we need to look after brains.”

By: markeades

markeades — Wed, 30 May 2007 20:56:02 +0000

Great stuff Marko thx
I’m a big fan of the Love and Logic book series. This research seems to show similar research. Was there discussion on this? Is there similarities or are the differences?

By: Kathy Clark

Kathy Clark — Wed, 30 May 2007 20:02:27 +0000

WOW

This explains A BUNCH. Thanks for sharing. I am sending it to Steve for reference.

By: marko

marko — Wed, 30 May 2007 18:30:29 +0000

jeremy — get the ideas library on CD-ROM. also, check out jonathan mckee’s website: http://www.thesource4ym.com/

By: Jeremy Street

Jeremy Street — Wed, 30 May 2007 17:50:38 +0000

Marko, I have $2000 and a soccor field. Im supposed to host a Messy Games/Survivor type challenge games night for the youth of our community.

I have no idea what Ive gotten myself in to! Do you have any suggestions for what I should do as a program for this night?