Last weekend was the Association of Youth Ministry Educators Conference. We met in Louisville, KY. AYME is a professional organization for those who teach youth ministry at the graduate or undergraduate level. This was my third year to attend. The theme for this year was YOUTH MINISTRY AS PRACTICAL THEOLOGY?
Plenary Presenters
James Hampton, Ph. D.
Professor of Youth Ministry
Asbury Theological Seminary
"For Such a Time As This: The Convergence of Youth Ministry and Practical Theology"
Paul Shrier, Ph.D.
Professor of Practical Theology
Azusa Pacific University
"Can theology really be practical for youth ministry ?"
Cheryl Crawford, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Youth Ministry, Department of Practical Theology
Azusa Pacific University
"Practical Theology: A Rudder for Youth Ministry?"
S. Steve Kang, Ph.D.
Professor of Educational Ministries and Interdisciplinary Studies
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
"Your Kingdom Come": Practical Theology as Living out Three Great Pillars of Christianity
I had a good time hanging out with several friends, especially the Princeton gang. Andy Root, who will be here at Youthfront on Thursday and Friday, was brilliant in his response to Paul Shrier's presentation "Can theology really be practical for youth ministry?".
We (me/Barefoot) loaded up the professors with Immerse Journals to take home to their students and had lots of good theological conversations about youth ministry. I also watched the Giants win the NLCS, the Missouri Tigers beat Oklahoma and the Chiefs win big... doesn't get much better than that. Another highlight was discovering that Mark Cannister, Professor of Youth Ministries at Gordon College, cited by work extensively in his article on Spiritual Formation in the academic focused Journal of Youth Ministry.
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