From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Great News for GodblogCon

by Rhett Smith on February 29, 2008

As a lot of you know, I have been invovled with GodblogCon the last few years, last year speaking on New Media Ministry to the Myspace- Facebook Generation: Employing New Media Technologies Effectively In Youth Ministries. I will be doing something this next year at it (speaking/leading a group–not sure yet), so that’s why I’m [...]

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If you think “hooking-up” isn’t a big deal…then you should start reading some of these books!

by Rhett Smith on February 28, 2008

As more and more studies, surveys and research is being done on the “hook-up” culture, especially in college, there are a slew of books that are beginning to emerge.  One of the interesting things about the “hook-up” culture in college is that it is producing young adults who carry on the same behaviors, and are [...]

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Let’s Talk About Music

by Rhett Smith on February 28, 2008

The Habanero Hour Podcast: “It Won’t Change the World, But it Might Change The Way You Think of Christian Music” I rarely talk about music because I don’t really feel like I have anything ever valuable to say about it, except, “That band was good” or “I love that song.” But that’s the extent you [...]

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A Must Read

by Rhett Smith on February 26, 2008

Check out my latest post at Leadership Network. I posted on the new book Jesus for President by Shane Claiborne, Chris Haw and the design team of Ryan and Holly Sharp.

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The effects of the “hook-up” culture on our youth and young adults

by Rhett Smith on February 22, 2008

RO has just blogged a great post over at our collaborative youth ministry blog called, What the ‘Unhooked’ Culture Means for Youth Ministry. RO is doing a series on the book Unhooked: How Young Women Pursue Sex, Delay Love and Lose at Both If you work with youth or young adults you should be following [...]

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How Much Time Do You Spend In Sermon Preparation?

by Rhett Smith on February 20, 2008

Jon Sampson has a good post on what he is learning from other pastors. This particular topic is about what David Fitch says he wish he had done over the last several years of church planting. It’s a good read. I’m curious what you all think of David’s #1. 1. Spend less time writing sermons, [...]

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Full-Time College Director Position Available

by Rhett Smith on February 20, 2008

This is a reminder that I will be stepping down as the college director of The Quest at Bel Air Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles, CA. I resigned in January, but my final day is June 13. It’s an amazing job, with some amazing students. If you are interested, or have any questions, please feel [...]

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Shane Claiborne lecture…cancelled by Baptist University. Unbelievably sad, but not surprising.

by Rhett Smith on February 14, 2008

About a month ago we hosted Shane Claiborne along with other ministries in our church. It was an amazing night, and Shane was an amazing humble person. He was not only the epitome of a gracious and loving person, but everything you would want in a lecturer. He understood his context and was able to [...]

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Dealing with the criticisms of Emergent…

by Rhett Smith on February 13, 2008

I agree with Andrew Jones that I AM JOSH BROWN is “the blog to watch this week.” Josh is dealing with the criticisms of Emergent. Read: Challenging the Critiques of Emergent: Introduction Challenging the Critiques of Emergent: A White Man’s World Challenging the Critiques of Emergent: Trend/Denomination If this opening paragraph won’t get you to [...]

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Leadership Network book blog

by Rhett Smith on February 11, 2008

I just posted over at Leadership Network on the book, Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know. Check it out. And if you are a parent, especially a father. Do you have any good books on parenting, raising daughters, etc. Let me know.

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