Monday, April 18, 2011

Why the Maven?

A re-posting of a blog from Aug, 2008-


my wife asked was it presumptuous of me to be an "expert" in youth ministry? though i wanted to say no-lol, i knew i should explain . I first encountered this word in Malcom Gladwell's great work Tipping Point. (highly recommended reading btw) now, i do not presume myself to be an expert at anything, except maybe eating-lol. i do however want to stay true to the epistemological roots of the word. per Encarta:

noun
Definition: expert or enthusiast: an expert or knowledgeable enthusiast

[Mid-20th century. Via Yiddish meyvn< Hebrew mēḇīn "somebody who understands"]

though i would love to become an "expert" in some ways, i really just want to be what the Hebrew word intends, "somebody who understands"

After 13 years of YM (this will always stand for Youth Ministry or Minister) i have served in small country churches, in the bible belt, in "catholic country" of Louisiana, 5 different churches, in 4 states, a "big" church yada, yada. my point is , i want this blog to be a resource for all of us who want to talk, vent, encourage, love, confess, and become all that Christ has called we YM's to be! so i hope this explains the name and forgive me please if it seems presumptuous, i humbly submit my life on this blog not for accolades, but for true community and friendship in the journey Christ has called me and others.............

A New Era

Time to resurrect the blog! As we plan and prep for Easter this week, I have been thinking about the new life, new creation, fresh starts, and fresh wind in the sails!

If you thumb through the archives of this blog you will see its been quite a while since I posted, however more so you will find that I have been on quite the journey. Subsequent posts will flesh this out, I just wanted to get back in the saddle, update some info, and send a post out. I am now committed more so than ever to stay up to date here, this blog will become my creative writing outlet for this season in life- enjoy, comment, challenge, and encourage

I will begin by reposting the initial blog that I launched with- this will framework things a bit and help guide my own thoughts on the purpose of this blog ( I tend to ramble ;)