Comments for Fuller Youth Institute http://fulleryouthinstitute.org Youth Ministry Research into Resources Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Is Brain Trauma Worth the Game? by Brad M. Griffin http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2012/02/is-brain-trauma-worth-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-12175 Brad M. Griffin Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:02:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=13324#comment-12175 Meredith, great questions. I didn't mention Chap in this, but certainly his ideas about the ways youth sports have really become a manifestation of adult agendas and abandonment are echoed here. I also know parents who say "Never my kid" but who adore and foster the whole deal all the same. In other words, it's fine if someone else's (less special) kid loses brain functioning so I can be entertained. But not my kid. Meredith, great questions. I didn’t mention Chap in this, but certainly his ideas about the ways youth sports have really become a manifestation of adult agendas and abandonment are echoed here.

I also know parents who say “Never my kid” but who adore and foster the whole deal all the same. In other words, it’s fine if someone else’s (less special) kid loses brain functioning so I can be entertained. But not my kid.

]]> Comment on Is Brain Trauma Worth the Game? by Meredith Miller http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2012/02/is-brain-trauma-worth-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-12174 Meredith Miller Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:37:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=13324#comment-12174 "Are these questions all part of the movement of overparenting and overprotection?"  That's the exact question I'm asking, mainly because I am inclined to take the research seriously and say that it's not worth it.  But Curtis and I have said, 'We're going to be those weird parents who won't let their kids play football (or soccer, same reason) and people will think we're nuts.' At the same time, I've been struck by some of Chap's commentary on the ways youth sports are far less oriented towards the good of the kids, but rather feed adult agendas (for scholarships, for example).  Maybe our ("adult-dom's") choice to ignore the risks is a symptom of that? “Are these questions all part of the movement of overparenting and overprotection?”  That’s the exact question I’m asking, mainly because I am inclined to take the research seriously and say that it’s not worth it.  But Curtis and I have said, ‘We’re going to be those weird parents who won’t let their kids play football (or soccer, same reason) and people will think we’re nuts.’
At the same time, I’ve been struck by some of Chap’s commentary on the ways youth sports are far less oriented towards the good of the kids, but rather feed adult agendas (for scholarships, for example).  Maybe our (“adult-dom’s”) choice to ignore the risks is a symptom of that?

]]> Comment on Ash Wednesday by Mrsgoodwill http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2012/02/ash-wednesday/comment-page-1/#comment-12173 Mrsgoodwill Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:22:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=13322#comment-12173 Aren't we supposed to do these things all year long?  Hasn't Jesus already saved, forgiven, healed and touched our hearts with love?  Isn't this just religious rhetoric with no basis in scripture? This may be why it rings hollow in the hearing of most believers.  If you put this in the Biblical context that God requires of us--365 days a year, this would be relevant and have credence in our daily lives.  40 days is a cop out and was designed to distract believers from the DAILY mortification of sin... Yes? Aren’t we supposed to do these things all year long?  Hasn’t Jesus already saved, forgiven, healed and touched our hearts with love?  Isn’t this just religious rhetoric with no basis in scripture? This may be why it rings hollow in the hearing of most believers.  If you put this in the Biblical context that God requires of us–365 days a year, this would be relevant and have credence in our daily lives.  40 days is a cop out and was designed to distract believers from the DAILY mortification of sin… Yes?

]]> Comment on Journeying Together - Creating Walls of Support and Feedback for Students by Ray A Medina http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2009/07/journeying-together/comment-page-1/#comment-12172 Ray A Medina Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:21:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=8124#comment-12172 Fantastic thoughts as we prepare for a local missions project day in conjunction with the 30 Hour Famine.  Hope that more concrete examples of the Joplin Model applied become available.  Love the opening story! Fantastic thoughts as we prepare for a local missions project day in conjunction with the 30 Hour Famine.  Hope that more concrete examples of the Joplin Model applied become available.  Love the opening story!

]]> Comment on Controlling Parenting Linked with Delinquent Behavior by KW http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2012/02/controlling-parenting-linked-with-delinquent-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-12170 KW Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:07:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=13314#comment-12170 "Because I said so"' is almost never a proper response.  “Because I said so”‘ is almost never a proper response. 

]]> Comment on Managing Anxiety in the Family - Strategies for Changing our Relationship Dance by Being a Student of Your Student « lifeisministry http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2011/06/managing-anxiety-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-12169 Being a Student of Your Student « lifeisministry Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:48:26 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=12424#comment-12169 [...] families at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas explains in his article entitled “Managing Anxiety in the Family: Strategies for Changing our Relationship Dance” (fulleryouthinstitute.org), “If we really want to have healthy families, often we need to [...] [...] families at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas explains in his article entitled “Managing Anxiety in the Family: Strategies for Changing our Relationship Dance” (fulleryouthinstitute.org), “If we really want to have healthy families, often we need to [...]

]]> Comment on Don’t Talk Back by Sarah Rose http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2012/01/dont-talk-back/comment-page-1/#comment-12168 Sarah Rose Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:10:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=13194#comment-12168  She can't be nine already!!  Thanks for your encouragement along this parenting journey!  She can’t be nine already!!  Thanks for your encouragement along this parenting journey!

]]> Comment on Controlling Parenting Linked with Delinquent Behavior by Ed Burton http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2012/02/controlling-parenting-linked-with-delinquent-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-12167 Ed Burton Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:05:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=13314#comment-12167 I had the same thought. More specifically, I thought "What can this teach our churches?" I had the same thought. More specifically, I thought “What can this teach our churches?”

]]> Comment on Hip Hop and the Art of Pastoral Care - A Different Spin on the Role of the Youth Pastor, Part 1 by Kimberly Williams http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2012/02/hip-hop-and-the-art-of-pastoral-care/comment-page-1/#comment-12166 Kimberly Williams Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:42:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=13297#comment-12166 Thanks for sharing Brandon! I hope you enter into that scene and see even more connections now!  Thanks for sharing Brandon! I hope you enter into that scene and see even more connections now! 

]]> Comment on Hip Hop and the Art of Pastoral Care - A Different Spin on the Role of the Youth Pastor, Part 1 by Kimberly Williams http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2012/02/hip-hop-and-the-art-of-pastoral-care/comment-page-1/#comment-12165 Kimberly Williams Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:40:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=13297#comment-12165 Hey there Kerby! That was such a great class. I hope you end up checking out the Scratch Academy. It's such a great place.  Hey there Kerby! That was such a great class. I hope you end up checking out the Scratch Academy. It’s such a great place. 

]]> Comment on Controlling Parenting Linked with Delinquent Behavior by Chris Schaffner http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2012/02/controlling-parenting-linked-with-delinquent-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-12164 Chris Schaffner Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:27:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=13314#comment-12164 I wonder if the same holds true for controlling leaders in ministry, managers, CEOs in business, the military, jails, juvenile detention centers, etc. where a very controlling, authoritarian style is used to manage people and their behaviors. I wonder if the same holds true for controlling leaders in ministry, managers, CEOs in business, the military, jails, juvenile detention centers, etc. where a very controlling, authoritarian style is used to manage people and their behaviors.

]]> Comment on Helicopter Mom and Dad Coming to the Job Interview With You? by Leena P. http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2012/02/helicopter-mom-and-dad-coming-to-the-job-interview-with-you/comment-page-1/#comment-12163 Leena P. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:19:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=13293#comment-12163 I know a few of each. Thanks for the permission to encourage parents to evaluate their interactions with their adult children. In my case it would be casual conversations with individuals. Sometimes it is hard to know what my place is in observing their interactions and concerns or lack there of with their children.  I know a few of each. Thanks for the permission to encourage parents to evaluate their interactions with their adult children. In my case it would be casual conversations with individuals. Sometimes it is hard to know what my place is in observing their interactions and concerns or lack there of with their children. 

]]> Comment on Helicopter Mom and Dad Coming to the Job Interview With You? by kolby milton http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2012/02/helicopter-mom-and-dad-coming-to-the-job-interview-with-you/comment-page-1/#comment-12161 kolby milton Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:28:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=13293#comment-12161 Kara, that is one shocking stastic, 1/3 of resumes submitted by parents!  I would love to know what the percentage of applications submitted to college and university by parents.   Kara, that is one shocking stastic, 1/3 of resumes submitted by parents!  I would love to know what the percentage of applications submitted to college and university by parents.  

]]> Comment on Does Too Much Texting Make You Shallow? by Noah Starksen http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2012/02/does-too-much-texting-make-you-shallow/comment-page-1/#comment-12159 Noah Starksen Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:23:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=13285#comment-12159 This is a great post.  I like the turn on us, making us think about our own technological lives. I also like the direction of causality because that was my first thought when reading this. This is a great post.  I like the turn on us, making us think about our own technological lives. I also like the direction of causality because that was my first thought when reading this.

]]> Comment on Hip Hop and the Art of Pastoral Care - A Different Spin on the Role of the Youth Pastor, Part 1 by Kerby Goff http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2012/02/hip-hop-and-the-art-of-pastoral-care/comment-page-1/#comment-12158 Kerby Goff Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:15:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=13297#comment-12158 Nice work Kim. I loved getting to hear from you and DJ Hapa in the Encountering the City summer intensive a few years ago, and I still hope to enroll in the DJ school at some point! Glad to see your work "out there" now. Nice work Kim. I loved getting to hear from you and DJ Hapa in the Encountering the City summer intensive a few years ago, and I still hope to enroll in the DJ school at some point! Glad to see your work “out there” now.

]]> Comment on The Tween Dating Scene: Can You Spell T-E-X-T? by Jerry Varner http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2012/02/the-tween-dating-scene-can-you-spell-t-e-x-t/comment-page-1/#comment-12157 Jerry Varner Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=13281#comment-12157 Can't believe another person on earth thought oral sex meant talking about sex.  I thought I was the only one!!!  Thank you Kara!  I feel so liberated!  Seriously, fantastic article.  And timely too, since I'm speaking on this very issue to students this weekend!  (Pray for me, last time I had a couple students walk out and others laugh in my face after the message.)  I'm so burdened for t(w)eenage dating scene today. Can’t believe another person on earth thought oral sex meant talking about sex.  I thought I was the only one!!!  Thank you Kara!  I feel so liberated!  Seriously, fantastic article.  And timely too, since I’m speaking on this very issue to students this weekend!  (Pray for me, last time I had a couple students walk out and others laugh in my face after the message.)  I’m so burdened for t(w)eenage dating scene today.

]]> Comment on The Tween Dating Scene: Can You Spell T-E-X-T? by Tween D8-ing? » Serve Our Youth Network http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2012/02/the-tween-dating-scene-can-you-spell-t-e-x-t/comment-page-1/#comment-12156 Tween D8-ing? » Serve Our Youth Network Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:33:40 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=13281#comment-12156 [...] While I wouldn’t recommend tween dating, tweens as they enter puberty become increasingly more interested in the opposite sex.  Kara Powell of Fuller Youth Institute says that this can be a springboard for conversation with your tween: [...] [...] While I wouldn’t recommend tween dating, tweens as they enter puberty become increasingly more interested in the opposite sex.  Kara Powell of Fuller Youth Institute says that this can be a springboard for conversation with your tween: [...]

]]> Comment on Beyond Skin Deep - Responding to Kids Who Cut by The Trials Of Being A Teenager | Summit http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2009/06/beyond-skin-deep/comment-page-1/#comment-12155 The Trials Of Being A Teenager | Summit Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:24:15 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=7896#comment-12155 [...] Teen Cutting Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. This entry was posted in Uncategorized by genevasummit. Bookmark the permalink. [...] [...] Teen Cutting Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. This entry was posted in Uncategorized by genevasummit. Bookmark the permalink. [...]

]]> Comment on Hip Hop and the Art of Pastoral Care - A Different Spin on the Role of the Youth Pastor, Part 1 by Brandon http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2012/02/hip-hop-and-the-art-of-pastoral-care/comment-page-1/#comment-12154 Brandon Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:54:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=13297#comment-12154 Just recently started to follow FYI on Twitter. As a youth worker and life-long hip-hop fan I really enjoyed the connections made in this article. It has helped me to critically think about how my faith integrates with the music I love and the culture around me. Thank you for posting! Just recently started to follow FYI on Twitter. As a youth worker and life-long hip-hop fan I really enjoyed the connections made in this article. It has helped me to critically think about how my faith integrates with the music I love and the culture around me. Thank you for posting!

]]> Comment on Sabbath Rest in a 24/7 World - Paying Attention to Our Longing Hearts by Kirsten http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2009/08/sabbath-rest-in-a-247-world/comment-page-1/#comment-12153 Kirsten Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:23:00 +0000 http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/?p=8576#comment-12153 I love, love, LOVE this resource!  I came across it years ago, and keep coming back and referring other urban youth workers to this "Sabbath" series.  I recently recommended it on my blog, so THANK YOU for such a precious & excellent resource for those of us in the city! I love, love, LOVE this resource!  I came across it years ago, and keep coming back and referring other urban youth workers to this “Sabbath” series.  I recently recommended it on my blog, so THANK YOU for such a precious & excellent resource for those of us in the city!

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