Mon, January 25, 2021

Vignettes

I love little stories about people’s lives. You know, those small vignettes that are told well and don’t really have much of a purpose, but are just art in some way. My friend Andy who spends way too much time here on Nailscars.com is an engineer, but he has a great little story today. Check it out at Crouch’s Conundrums.

Average Youth Guy
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I don't have all of the answers and some weeks it feels like I don't have any of the answers. I often find a good word picture or object lesson and build the lesson off of that instead of the other way around. I don't always pray as much as I should and I never study as much as I should. But I love students ministry. I love watching teenagers as they serve God. I love to see them worship and forget about themselves for a while. I love seeing someone wake up to the love of God if only for a little while. I love to see them out serving their community and sharing the love of Christ with others. I love to be a part of their lives and I love seeing the world through their eyes. I am an average youth minister.

3 thoughts on “Vignettes”

  1. Andy Crouch says:
    March 28, 2006 at 3:08 PM

    Hey! Thanks!

    (However, exactly what do you mean by "is an engineer, but…" I’m pretty sure that’s derrogatory, but my engineering, analytical mind just can’t seem to grasp the vast complexitites of your subtle literary implications.)

    <Looking up definition of ‘back-handed compliment’ now.>

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  2. The Average Youth Minister says:
    March 28, 2006 at 4:41 PM

    It was really more of a "don’t think this is another youth pastor site" than anything else.
    Of course there have been several times that you have said you couldn’t understand me because I was way too "English Major" so I wanted to compliment you on going beyond your training and creating art.
    There are many engineers who couldn’t do that.Of course there are some of you who are real renaissance men and who can do it all. Actually, I guess we aren’t renaissance men because we can’t joust, but that is a whole other argument

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  3. Andy Crouch says:
    March 28, 2006 at 5:26 PM

    Who says I can’t joust? Squire, fetch my loyal steed! I see windmills in our future!

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I don't have all of the answers and some weeks it feels like I don't have any of the answers. I forget students names sometimes and say stupid things that hurt their feelings. I often find a good word picture or object lesson and build the lesson off of that instead of the other way around. I have put the finishing touches on a Wednesday night Bible study on Wednesday more times than I can count. I don't always pray as much as I should and I never study as much as I should. I try every new youth ministry model that comes from the "experts" and I have had at least 3 mission statements over the past 5 years.

But I love students ministry. I love watching teenagers as they serve God. I love to see them worship and forget about themselves for a while. I love seeing someone wake up to the love of God if only for a little while. I love to see them out serving their community and sharing the love of Christ with others. I love to be a part of their lives and I love seeing the world through their eyes. Like I said, I'm an average youth pastor.

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For almost 20 years now I have been trying to add creative ideas for use in the local church. In the early days Nailscars.com was just a place to publish some scripts, but it has become a collection of creative ministry resources for youth ministry and worship.

I began writing a blog more to process my own thoughts more than anything else. As I started writing the comments that I got back from people amazed me. As I was honest with my struggles most of them would write and say “Thank you.” “It is just nice to know someone else struggles with these same things,” was a common response.

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