Quaker Youth Ministry
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Incremental vs. Prophetic
Since I've written a lot about young adult minstry among Quakers I feel obligated to post the address of a new Yahoo group about the topic, focused on high school youth. I really don't feel led to contribute. No one there is looking at root causes for the crisis in youth retention. The suggestions for improvement offered so far are incremental when what's wrong is fundamental: deep-rooted institutional ageism and a fear of a robust and challenging prophetic ministry. There is hope for youth ministry among liberal Friends but I don't think it will come from this quarter. Still, it's worth checking out and some Quaker Ranter readers might want to join in the discussion.
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Hi Martin,
I'm doing a SIG on young adult engagement in MMs at the RE Institute next week. Just discovered your blog Ranters. I should have thought ahead more creatively, of course you and Julie have done a lot of work and writing in this area.
I share your premise "what’s wrong is fundamental: deep-rooted institutional ageism and a fear of a robust and challenging prophetic ministry."
Can I send some writing I've done for your comments?
Ian