Comments on: Individualism, the Church, and the Family http://ryan.thewentzels.org/archives/2006/01/individualism-the-church-and-the-family/ Ryan Wentzel's blog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:44:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: ~V http://ryan.thewentzels.org/archives/2006/01/individualism-the-church-and-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-4830 ~V Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:18:52 +0000 http://ryan.thewentzels.org/archives/2006/01/individualism-the-church-and-the-family/#comment-4830 You know my thoughts on at least part of this topic. A pastor in Illinois who has been spending a lot of time on family ministry told me that the (family) individualism you mentioned results in many homeschool families going unchurched. To me, this is just as bad as the church dividing up the family. You know my thoughts on at least part of this topic. A pastor in Illinois who has been spending a lot of time on family ministry told me that the (family) individualism you mentioned results in many homeschool families going unchurched. To me, this is just as bad as the church dividing up the family.

]]> By: Ryan Wentzel http://ryan.thewentzels.org/archives/2006/01/individualism-the-church-and-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-4812 Ryan Wentzel Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:33:35 +0000 http://ryan.thewentzels.org/archives/2006/01/individualism-the-church-and-the-family/#comment-4812 Hey Jon, I didn't know you read this blog. I agree with you. I think it would be better to see "youth" ministry as a subset of ministry to/with the family. Hey Jon, I didn’t know you read this blog. I agree with you. I think it would be better to see “youth” ministry as a subset of ministry to/with the family.

]]> By: Jonathan Hallsted http://ryan.thewentzels.org/archives/2006/01/individualism-the-church-and-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-4798 Jonathan Hallsted Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:20:52 +0000 http://ryan.thewentzels.org/archives/2006/01/individualism-the-church-and-the-family/#comment-4798 One of the frustrating things during my time in youth ministry was that we "have" the kids for such short, chaotic periods of the week. The rest of the time they are in their family or social networks. There was always the idea in my mind that truly healthy youth group kids, come from truly healthy families. If there was a way to better integrate family/youth ministry, I think efforts would be more effective. One of the frustrating things during my time in youth ministry was that we “have” the kids for such short, chaotic periods of the week. The rest of the time they are in their family or social networks.

There was always the idea in my mind that truly healthy youth group kids, come from truly healthy families.

If there was a way to better integrate family/youth ministry, I think efforts would be more effective.

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