https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Fri, 26 Apr 2024 03:30:42 +0000 Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:42:48 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/together High schoolers have the ability of reminding adults of the challenges that come with becoming just that: adults. I’ve always been an affirmer of children. The reality is, if I weren’t, I’d be in the wrong profession. Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/together Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:42:48 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/missional-youth-ministry-beyond-event I’d like to start this post by saying looking at the history of youth ministry isn’t something I actually want to do, and this is something a 500-word essay couldn’t possibly capture. But, a thought-provoking consideration is fair.  Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/missional-youth-ministry-beyond-event Tue, 17 Dec 2013 08:18:08 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/skeptical-and-cynical-about-skeptics-and-cynics Most of the youth I have the privilege of serving come with an edge of skepticism and cynicism. Where this comes from could be the data of a global study, but my context says that it’s a very real thing. Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/skeptical-and-cynical-about-skeptics-and-cynics Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:03:39 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/dear-letters-parent Dear Parents, Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/dear-letters-parent Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:00:00 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/dear-letters-student Dear Students! Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/dear-letters-student Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:00:00 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/dear-letters-youth-pastor Dear Youth Pastors, Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/dear-letters-youth-pastor Sat, 31 Aug 2013 23:20:35 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/what-do-we-do-hurting-youth I was 17, I was invincible. And much like my friends, we thought nothing could go wrong.  Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/what-do-we-do-hurting-youth Mon, 29 Jul 2013 06:47:23 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/seeing-believing One of the trickiest things we’ve been going through as a group of leaders in our church has been visioning for our youth program. It was early September and I had this strong urge from God insisting us to look at our program. Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/seeing-believing Tue, 09 Jul 2013 21:23:04 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/three-one There once was an Agnostic, an Atheist, and a Christian.  Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/three-one Fri, 28 Jun 2013 00:28:14 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/reformed-and-relevant-drink-drank-drunk You must first know that I grew up in the Reformed tradition, and that I love her boldly. Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/reformed-and-relevant-drink-drank-drunk Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:38:42 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/i-love-jesus-i-hate-you Two women stood a few feet away from me, paging through a book. Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/i-love-jesus-i-hate-you Thu, 30 May 2013 22:27:39 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/deep-seeking I know it’s been a few weeks for those faithful who expect something weekly on this blog. Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/deep-seeking Thu, 02 May 2013 23:07:58 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/communication-necessity There are a lot of responsibilities we have as youth leaders. We must look after the budget. We must keep track of each student, their story, and their parents expectations. Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/communication-necessity Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:39:50 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/reformed-and-relevant-pope If you follow any source of news, you will be well aware of the Catholic Church’s recent election of the highest possible earthly leader. There was much hype surrounding the entire event, and now that someone has been thrust into the limelight, I think it’s important to know who he is.  Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/reformed-and-relevant-pope Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:00:00 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/edge-wilderness One of the challenges of being a young leader in the church can be the lack of respect people tend to express to you as a leader. Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/edge-wilderness Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:41:29 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/hungry-facebook The Twitter-verse is a world that I’m slowly discovering. I don’t understand the desire to constantly retweet everything that I think is funny, clever, or intelligent. Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/hungry-facebook Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:21:07 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/reformed-and-relevant-video-games One of the most interesting conspiracies I’ve heard came from a reporter who suggested that video games were a source of Lanza’s plotting of killing the children. Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/reformed-and-relevant-video-games Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:55:49 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/breaking-silence He sat across from me for the third time in as many months and I could feel my blood pressure rising. Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/breaking-silence Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:41:08 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/reformed-and-relevant-technology For those of you who have children, or others who work with them, the question has almost instantaneously changed from “Do they have one?” to “Which one do they have?” Students of this generation can figure out how to unlock a device, manage all of it’s advanced settings, or change it’s language Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/reformed-and-relevant-technology Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:48:45 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/wearing-words-we-preach Last spring I was searching for meaning in my job. Not that it’s hard to find, we simply have to look at the students we get to serve to understand that something important is being accomplished. Or we simply evaluate our calling to know that the God we serve is (hopefully) happy with our roles. Shane Rozeveld https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/youth-ministry/wearing-words-we-preach Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:20:13 +0000