I’ll admit that I was sad over the news of Steve Jobs passing. My wife and I spent a little time on youtube watching montages that told the story of his career. Here was a man who influenced the way we do music, movies, media and so much more.
As a youth minister I admire innovative and creative people. I don’t know how many people associate youth ministry with creativity; however, it’s essential. Creativity helps us grow our mission, adapt our structures and reach out to people in ways we never thought possible. But many of us never consider ourselves innovative because we think it’s something given to us at birth. While God has given us each individual and unique talents, we all have the ability to think outside the box. We just have to nurture it and you do that when you:
Youth ministry needs to be a hotbed of innovation. After all we’re raising up the next generation in a world so different from the one we grew up. If we aren’t thinking of new ways to share the Gospel and reach out to others we’ll slow down and lose our effectiveness as disciples.
How do you nurture innovation?