Ok, so here is what is happening. This blog is ON HOLD for now. It will be back and HOPEFULLY soon (like February). Right now most of my energy is going into getting AussieGreenThumb.com of the ground again and so discipleoftheway really has fallen by the way side. However I am putting together some plans and idea’s to make this blog more effective both for myself, for readers and hopefully the blogosphere in general.
Basically my plan is to actually focus discipleoftheway in a slightly different direction. One of my projects this year is to write a book on youth ministry and as part of that i want to have some online discussion (or at least voice my idea’s) on the various topics I’ll be writing about. ALSO, something I have not blogged about yet but which has definitely helped shape these plans is that i have started work as Youth Pastor at Inglewood Community Church in Perth, Western Australia. So basically what I am planning to do is make discipleoftheway a LITTLE less general and MORE focused on discussing issues in and around youth ministry. I will still probably post some general life stuff (because all life is effectively part of my ministry), but it will MOSTLY centre on youth and why I am interested in youth ministry.
Some of my reads might be thinking ‘I’m not involved in youth ministry, what will I be able to contribute’. What I have to say about that is I actually REALLY HOPE you stick around, even after the changes. One of my MAJOR philosophies when it comes to youth ministry is that we need to get better at integrating it with the church as a whole and we NEED to listen to people who are OUTSIDE what normally constitutes as ‘youth ministry’. I want to hear opinions from youth, I want opinions from youth pastors, I want opinions from Jo Bloggs who has never been to youth group and doesn’t think they know ANYTHING about youth ministry. It is easyish to get youth pastors and people in youth ministry to talk on a youth blog but much harder to find people outside this field so PLEASE stick around, you are very much wanted!
Sorry for the delay. I intended to be more regular RIGHT from the time I moved my blog here as I know it is VERY easy to lose followers BOTH by lack of content AND by changing location. I hope you’ll stick around for a little bit longer so that when I kick this off again you can be part of it.
