These are quotes which stood out to me, possibly for use in a sermon someday. Their presence here does not mean I agree with them, it merely shows that I might want to reference them later. The default view is five random selections. Use the tag list on the right to view all quotes relevant to that theme.
When Nikita Khruschev visited America, he gave a press conference at the Washington Press Club. The first question from the floorÑhandled through an interpreterÑwas: "Today you talked about the hideous rule of your predecessor, Stalin. You were one of his closest aides and colleagues during those years. What were you doing all that time?" Khruschev's face got red. "Who asked that?" he roared. All five hundred faces turned down. "Who asked that?" he insisted. Nothing. "That's what I was doing," he said. Warren Bennis, On Becoming a Leader, (Addison-Wesley, New York: 1989) 195.
id: 3 | source: Warren Bennis | tags: Fear, Understanding
No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of goodness is the page of history. – William Hazlitt, 1821
It appears, on close examination, that work is less boring than amusing oneself.
By: Baudelaire
id: 2445 | source: Anonymous | tags: Leisure, Recreation, Work
http://youngadultleaders.blogspot.com/2004/08/bridge-between-on-campus-and-off.html
I don't think the key distinction is between on-campus and off-campus ministries. Instead it is between ministries that focus on traditional college students and ministries that focus on anyone who is youngish.
There are four kinds of ministries relevant to our discussion:
1) Campus-based college ministry (Chi Alpha, Intervarsity, etc)
2) Church-based college ministry (www.ncncollege.com for a list in my district)
3) Church-based young adult ministry (you would know better than I)
4) Young-adult focused churches (they seem to be emerging everywhere)
In my district (Nor Cal/Nev) there are a ton of church-based (off-campus) college ministries that I always invite to our events. I don't usually invite the young adult ministries directly--instead I invite any college students from the young adult ministry to join us just as I invite college students from all our churches to join us.
To me it just seems obvious that a twenty-eight year old with a spouse is processing some different issues than a sophomore who lives in a dorm. Sometimes it doesn't matter (at a worship fest, for instance) and other times it does (at a retreat where the goal is building a campus-based community that will work collaboratively to reach their dormmates with the gospel).
I hope that young adult ministries continue to build momentum in our movement and in our district, but the reason we're two different departments within the Assemblies is that we have different assignments. At times, that will prevent us from working together too closely. At other times, the synergy between us will be wonderful. It's going to vary wildly.
id: 2653 | source: Glen Davis, blog comment to the Young Adult Leader guy | tags: Campus Ministry
Yes, it might mean delivering the dreaded "mixed message," but the truth is often a mixed message... the truth is, not all drugs are created equal, and the mix of different drugs available in American schools requires a mix of messages.
[he's making the point that you can responsibly advocate legalizing pot without legalizing all drugs, and that we already make the same distinction with alcohol]